JOHN WILLIAM PARSONS (FOUNDER)

John was born and raised in Half Moon Bay. He graduated from HMB High in 2002 and still holds a number of school and San Mateo County records.  He was a two-time recipient of the NPAL Most Valuable Player and the San Mateo County Player of the Year, and led HMB to League Championships in 2001 and 2002. He was elected into the Half Moon Bay Hall of Fame in 2013.

John was a four-year starter for Claremont McKenna College, where his team was the 2006 SCIAC Champion. There he was named Co-MVP, and was an all-league selection two years in a row. Returning to Half Moon Bay in 2006, John works as a financial advisor by day and a coach by night. He coached the HMBHS Varsity team from 2007-2010, was the lead assistant from 2010-2013, and began coaching the JV in the 2013-14 season. He is excited to bring this year-round program to the coast.

KYLE HARWOOD

Kyle was a four-year player at Half Moon Bay High School, graduating in 2014.  While Kyle is still relatively young in his coaching career his basketball IQ is extremely impressive, and his intensity and passion for constant improvement is a huge asset to Coastside Basketball.  Kyle is a natural leader who brings a wealth of energy and knowledge both on the court and in the weight room, and he always gets the best out of his players.

TOM LONGAKER

Tom graduated from Petaluma High School in 1981 and then went on to play at Santa Rosa Jr. College from 1981-1983.  From there Tom transferred to Carroll College in Helena Montana where he played two more years and graduated with a degree in Business Administration.  Tom started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Carroll College in 1986 before moving to CSU Stanislaus in Turlock CA where he was an assistant coach from 1987-1989.  After that he joined San Lorenzo High school where he currently is the Athletic director.  Tom coached Varsity basketball there from 1989-2009. He is married to Lisa Longaker, a local teacher at Cunha Middle School, and has both a son and daughter active in the sport of basketball. Tom brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Coastside staff and we are extremely lucky to have him. 

Corey Cillia

Corey is a 2014 graduate from HMBHS and during his time there, played 3 years of varsity basketball. From 2014-2018, he went on to play at UC Santa Cruz (NCAA D3) on the winningest team in school history and continued his career professionally in Southeast Asia from 2018-2020. He has been coaching for Coastside since 2015 bringing energy, passion, and knowledge to the program through camps, clinics, assistant coaching and skill work. As a still (fairly) young athlete, Corey aspires to remain competitive in 3x3, 5x5, and various international competitions.

Kevin Ochoa

Born and raised in Montara, CA, Kevin attended Junipero Serra High School and graduated in 2004. During his time there, he led his team to back to back WCAL championships, one CCS championship, and a state runner up. Kevin earned 2-first team all leagues, one blanket award (Serra’s MVP) and first team all county during his junior and senior season. He played one year at Foothill CC and then got recruited to play for Lewis and Clark State in Idaho, NAIA div. 1, where he finished his playing career.

He became the Half Moon Bay High School freshman team basketball coach in 2010-2011 which was the first freshman team in program history. He also acted as the assistant coach for the Varsity Westmor High School team in 2009-2010, has led many camps and clinics, and has even coached CYO youth groups.

Kevin brings fundamental teaching, advanced skills to make good players elite, as well as philosophies to help players grow on and off the court.