Mitch Albers
Director of Basketball operations
- 402-504-1222 ext. 2
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Hometown: Papillion, NE
Alma Mater: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Experience: 9 years coaching varsity level basketball. 8 years at Papillion La Vista HS and 1 year at Omaha Burke HS. Head/Assistant coach for OSA Crusaders Adidas teams for 5 years.
OSA Team Member Since: June 2021
Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant
Greatest Sporting Achievement: Being a part of 2 conference championship teams at UNO.
Mitch Runco
Select boys program director
- 402-504-1222 ext. 3
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Hometown: Omaha, NE
Alma Mater: University of Kansas
Experience: 9 years – Athletic Director/Varsity Head Basketball Coach, St. Bernard HS (Los Angeles, CA) / 5 years – Head Coach Compton Magic AAU (Los Angeles, CA)
OSA Team Member Since: 2009-2011, 2021-Present
Favorite Athlete: Charles Woodson
Greatest Sporting Achievement: 2008 National
Champions (Kansas Basketball)
Joe Tynon
Select girls program director
- 402-504-1222 ext. 4
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Hometown: Franfort, KS
Alma Mater: Peru State College
Experience: Head High School Basketball Coach for 15 years
OSA Team Member Since: July 2021
Favorite Athlete: Michael Phelps
Greatest Sporting Achievement: Winning 3 State Championships (16,17,18) as the Head Coach at Lourdes Central Catholic.
Joe Chavis
select boys assistant
- 402-504-1222 ext. 6
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Hometown: Bellevue, Nebraska
Alma Mater: Bellevue East High; Central Community College; Wayne State
Experience: Player: Central CC 2007-2009
Coaching: Wayne State 2011-12, Wakefield High-School 2011-14 (Head coach ’13) Northeast Nebraska Thunder 2010-14 (Director and Head Coach)
OSA Team Member: Since 2017
Favorite Athlete: Vince Carter
Greatest Sporting Achievement: Player: High School team Leader: Scoring, Rebounding, Shot Blocks. Coach: Creating and running Nebraska Thunder Basketball.
Bret Pivovar
skills director
- 402-504-1222 ext. 5
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Hometown: Ralston, NE
Alma Mater: Bellevue University
Experience: Youth and High School level coach at OSA
OSA Team Member Since: October 2013
Favorite Athlete: My Daughters and Ken Griffey Jr.
Greatest Sporting Achievement: Having a daily impact in youth athletes lives.
Brandon Snyder
director of performance training
- 402-504-1222 ext. 8
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Hometown: Larchwood, IA
Alma Mater: University of Iowa/South Dakota State
Experience: Director of Performance/Mission Advancement-Arena Sports Academy, Secondary Coach and Performance Staff-Northwestern College
OSA Team Member Since: August 2021
Favorite Athlete: Kyle Vanden Bosch
Greatest Sporting Achievement: Playing in 2015 Rose Bowl
Brandon Sieg
Director of basketball business director
- 402-504-1222 ext. 7
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Hometown: Omaha, NE
Alma Mater: University of Nebraska-Omaha
Experience: Coaching/Training youth basketball players Since 2014
OSA Team Member Since: Summer 2018
Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant
Greatest Sporting Achievement: Helping youth athletes achieve their goals and reaching their full potential on and off the playing field.
