Coaches
Brian Hershman
Head Coach
Brian started his coaching career in Tucson, Arizona. He started off as an Assistant Varsity Coach for the Tucson High Badgers. During his year at Tucson High, the team went 23-6 and won the city section. He spent his next two years coaching one of the best club programs in Arizona, "Team Zona." Many of his club team players went on to play at the Varsity level as freshmen at their respective high schools.
In
2007, Brian graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in
Physical Education and Coaching. During his junior and senior year,
Brian got involved with the Arizona Wildcats basketball program under
the supervision of Josh Pastner (Memphis Head Coach) and Hall of Famer
Lute Olsen.
In San Diego, Brian coached at his alma mater, Scripps Ranch High School. He started as Freshman Head Coach and founded the Scripps Basketball Club, which featured a 5th to 8th grade club team. Brian went 24-10 as Head Freshman Coach. Brian was named Interim Varsity Head Coach for the Spring and Summer program and enthusiastically led the entire High School program during the coaches transistion.
Brian was a part of last year's State Playoff team and is entering his 2nd program with the Miramar College Jets. His roles include recruiting, social media design, marketing, film management, and guard development.
Brian is in charge of the 5th and 6th grade Boys Jets and is also the co-founder of the Top Gun Basketball Academy.
He currently resides in Scripps Ranch and is in his first year receiving his MBA at Point Loma Nazarene University.
John Egidio
Assistant Coach
Coach Egidio enters his fifth season at Miramar College and has been with the program since its inception in 2006. In that time the Jets have shown vast improvement, including a 23-8 finish in the 2008-2009, producing the school’s first ever All-State player, Pat Eveland (University of the Pacific), and making back to back state playoff appearances.
At Miramar, Coach Egidio acts as the program’s
recruiting coordinator and also works closely with the post players in
skill development. John has taken an active role in overseeing the
academic progress on the players, helping to coordinate the daily
practice
planning, and serving as an adjunct faculty in the physical education
department at the college.
A native of Vallejo, CA, John participated in
basketball, football, and baseball at St. Patrick- St. Vincent High
School and graduated from the school in 1998. He continued his
basketball playing career at Napa Valley College for two seasons under
Coach Mike Girardi. Coach Egidio continued his education at the
University of California at Davis where he earned his Bachelors Degree
in Economics in 2002 and received a Master’s Degree from St. Mary’s
College in Sport Administration in 2005.
Prior to joining the staff at Miramar, Coach
Egidio served for three seasons at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA.
There he worked closely with head coach John Fusano to grow the
basketball program during Fusano’s first three seasons at the College.
Sierra showed steady improved over Egidio’s three seasons there,
culminating in a 16 win season in the 2003-2004 season.
Coach John Egidio is in charge of the 7th and 8th Grade Boys Jets and the 5th Grade Lady Jets.
Coach Egidio resides in Encinitas, CA.