Brendan Smith

Brendan Smith is the boys' varsity basketball coach at Boston Latin School as well as the Owner and Director of A Step Ahead Incorporated. During his first five years as coach, Smith has lead the Wolfpack to over 60 victories, two DCL Championships, and four tournament births. In the winter of 2009, Smith was named the Head Coach for the Boys Metro 11/12th grade team in the Bay State Games. In his two years as Head Coach for team Metro Smith went 8-3 in the Tournaments and won the gold in 2009. Smith has previously coached men's college basketball at Mt. Ida College, and high school basketball at both Brookline High School and Newton North High School. Most recently, Smith successfully completed both The written and floor exams of referee school to join the referee fraternity and became a member of Board 27. He earned his undergraduate degree in Human Performance & Fitness at Umass Boston and received his Masters of Education degree from Cambridge College.

Dave Pierce

David Pierce teaches history at Brockton High School. Pierce coached the Oliver Ames J.V. boy's basketball team in Easton, MA, for two years and has previously coached high school freshman at Boston Latin School and Fairfield Academy in Connecticut. In addition, he has coached AAU basketball for ASA and summer league basketball for Boston Latin School. Pierce has a Masters in Secondary Education from UMass Boston and is a graduate of Wheaton College.

Chidoze Ibeabuchi

Chidozie Ibeabuchi is in his senior year at St. John’s University where he is majoring in Sports Management and minoring in Business. He has worked at Madison Square Garden as Sports Teams Operations Intern for the New York Knicks, Rangers, and Liberty. He was responsible for administering ticket requests for all the players, coaches, and staff of the Rangers and Knicks for all events at MSG, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theater, and Wamu Theater. In addition to other tasks, he also assisted in handling the travel accommodations of all the players and coaches for the Knicks, Rangers, and Liberty throughout their seasons. While at BLS, Chidozie played three years of Varsity basketball. During his junior year along with Greg Maneikis, he was a member of the Dual County League Championship Team that advanced further in the MIAA tournament than any Latin team in school history. In his senior campaign, Chidozie was tri-captain of the team and was honored as a Dual County League All-Star. Currently, Chidozie has been coaching the current BLS Varsity team throughout various Summer Basketball Leagues for the past two summers

Greg Maneikis

Greg Maneikis is in his senior year at Boston College where he is majoring in English and Secondary Education. He is currently teaching 9th grade English at Milton High School. Greg played three varsity sports at BLS including three years of Varsity basketball. He was twice named to the Dual-County All-Star First Team and finished third in the MVP voting during his senior year. During Greg’s senior campaign, his team won the Dual County League for the first time in 10 years while advancing further in the MIAA tournament than any Latin team in the history of the school. Greg has intermittently worked out with the Boston College men's basketball team during his four years at the school, and serves as a scrimmage player against the Boston College women's basketball team.

Tom Levett

Now in his 6th year, Tom Levett brings a wealth of basketball knowledge, skill development and coaching to his position as Co-Director of A Step Ahead Basketball Incorporated. Tom has recently taken the helm as the head varsity girls basketball at Hingham High School. Levett’s previous coaching experience was head coach of the women’s basketball team at Wheelock College and head coach of Quabbin Regional High School. Off the court, Levett teaches physical education with Boston Public Schools and instructs private pitching lessons at the South Shore Baseball Club in Hingham, MA. He earned his Bachelor's degree in elementary education/sociology from Fitchburg State College where he played both basketball and baseball.

Brian Hughes

Brian Hughes is an Assistant Coach in the boys' basketball program at Boston Latin School. Hughes is also the Head Coach for A Step Ahead AAU 9th Grade boys team. Prior to joining A Step Ahead and BLS, he previously coached for four years in the Parkway Youth Travel Basketball Program and also ran youth basketball clinics in West Roxbury and Brighton. Hughes is a graduate and Former Captain of the Boston Latin School Basketball Team. He earned a degree in Human Resources Studies and Business Administration from the University of Scranton and is presently completing a Master’s Degree in Human Resources at Suffolk University.

Stephanie Savas

Stephanie Savas is a history teacher and Women’s Freshmen Basketball Coach at Brockton High School. Prior to joining A Step Ahead, Stephanie played for four years on the Wesleyan University Basketball Team and was a two year starter. Stephanie earned a Bachelor’s degree in history from Wesleyan as well as a Masters of Education from Boston College. She has coached at many summer programs, including those at Stonehill and Bentley Colleges, as well as Wesleyan University. She played four years of varsity basketball and volleyball at Brockton High School. Stephanie was named to the Brockton Enterprise First Team for three years in both sports and received the Gold Scholar-Athlete Award.

Eric Brickley

Eric Brickley has been assisting at ASA camps for the past several years. His passion for the game has kept him involved in a multitude of areas. He is a certified High School Referee with IAABO board 208, (Milford, MA) & volunteer coach at youth levels. He has experience coaching High School & Middle School in both Recreational and CYO leagues. He is currently working on his coaching certification with MIAA. Eric is an UNH alumni with a BA in Psychology.

Casey O'Keefe

Casey O’Keefe is the Boys’ Freshmen Basketball Coach at Weston High School. Before joining the ASA Hoops team, he has previously coached at Nanuet High School (Freshmen Head Coach and Varsity Asst.) and Tappan Zee High School (Volunteer Varsity Asst.) in Rockland County, New York. O’Keefe brings 2 years experience in AAU hoops coaching the U15 and U16 Rockland Falcons teams. Over the last 3 summers, he has devoted his time to educating young athletes this great game at several basketball camps like Duke University (Coach K), Northwestern University (Bill Carmody), Boston College (Steve Donahue), and Tappan Zee’s Dutchmen Camp (George Gaine). He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Science in Physical Education at SUNY Cortland.