Coach Schwartz has over 25 years of basketball coaching experience, including as a varsity head coach. As director of the East Metro Wave, he strives to create a team-centered program that fully develops players’ individual skills. Our players quickly become better on both ends of the floor, exemplary teammates, and students of the game.

Coach Prose has been coaching for over 20 years. He spent 12 years as the Girl’s Varsity Assistant Coach at Park High and 3 years as the Girl’s Varsity Head Coach at Mahtomedi. He led his teams to 2 conference championships and was back to back Section Coach of the Year.

Coach Getzlaff has 20+ years of coaching basketball. He as been the a head coach at South St. Paul High School, an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Concordia University, St. Paul for 5 years. Currently, he is the head boys basketball coach at Woodbury High School. He as been named SEC Coach of the Year 3 times and Section 4AAAA Coach of the Year 4 times.

Coach Austin played 3 years at Mississippi State in the early 2000s where he was 2nd team All-SEC during the 2001-02 season and 1st team All-SEC the following season. He was drafted 36th overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He has coached a variety of youth, high school, and AAU teams over the years.

Coach Brant was an All-Conference player at Tartan High School. He started his college career at Vermilion Community College where he averaged 20.7 points per game, 22nd in the nation among NJCAA Division III players. I finished my playing Career at a Division II Fresno Pacific.

Coach Pokela has been a Head Coach for Middle School aged boys and girls since 2013. He has coached teams for Cottage Grove Athletic Association and has been with East Metro Wave since we started in 2018. His motto is, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”

Coach Schueller played basketball from the youth level all the way through varsity at Park High School, graduating in 2008. He has coached several years in youth basketball and AAU. His passion and energy for basketball is contagious when he coaches.

Coach Blumberg was a three-year starter and two-time all-conference player at White Bear Lake High School before playing junior college basketball at Normandale Community College. He began coaching youth basketball in 1999 and has coached at virtually every level since, mainly at the 6th-8th grade level. 

Coach Walton has been an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin River Falls men’s basketball program since 2010. Prior to that, he was the head boys basketball coach at Park High School for 14 seasons. In 2004 he was named the Section 3A Coach of the Year. He lettered in Football and Basketball while at Winona State. 

Coach Juba has been involved in teaching and coaching for 35 years at Park High School at the varsity level. He coached multi-sport athletes in basketball, soccer, golf and track for a total of 104 seasons. He began and directed the Park Boys’ Summer Basketball Clinic for 32 years coaching all ages. He was inducted into the Park High School Hall of Fame in 2015.

Bradley Cimperman played high school basketball for Woodbury High School and was one of the leading scorers for a team that was ranked in the top 10 most of the year. Currently, he plays for the Hamline Pipers where he is averaging 17 points per game and last year had a 51 point game. 

Coach Johnson is the head boys basketball coach at Farmington for the last 8 seasons and was the assistant for 12 years prior. Johnson was recognized as the 2022 section 1AAAA coach of the year. Under Coach Johnson, Farmington had its top three winningest seasons in 2009, 2014, 2022. Johnson helped develop five players who went on to be 1,000 point career scorers.

Coach Krause was a three sport athlete and a Captain of the basketball team his senior year at Rosemount High School.  He went on to attend St. John’s University where he was a member of the Johnnie’s basketball team for four years under Coach Jim Smith.  Bryon has been coaching youth basketball teams in the Woodbury community for the past 8 years. 

I've been around the game of basketball for over 30 years, playing at Hamline University for 4 years.  I started my coaching career at 43 Hoops Basketball Academy and then all levels at Highland Park, Stillwater and Park High School.  My favorite part of coaching is teaching the fundamentals and simplifying the game of basketball.  

Coach Boothe has been coaching basketball for 10 years. He spent 2 years as a Boy’s Varsity Assistant Coach/9th Grade Head Coach in rural Minnesota at the start of his teaching career, and 8 years coaching Girl’s Youth Basketball in Cottage Grove. He has coached a variety of other youth and high school sports throughout his career.

Coach Tisdle played multiple sports growing up. He has been coaching his three boys over the last 11 years in multiple sports.  He enjoys watching and helping in the development of young people.  He stresses a positive attitude, strong work ethic and a willingness to be a good teammate.

Coach Schwartz has been in a gym since birth and played competitive basketball almost as long. She has a great basketball IQ for her short coaching career. Reegan continues to improve her coaching skills by constantly being a student of the game.

Coach Gremmels is son of a college coach, and grew up around the gym. As a player I was a three-year varsity starter, captain, and all conference award winner. He has been coaching various levels of youth and high school teams since 2012. His coaching style includes an emphasis on skills, effort, attitude, and being a great teammate.

Coach Misener has been coaching for over 20 years. He spent 5 years as an assistant coach with Bethel University Varsity program, including 3 years as the head Junior Varsity coach and assistant coordinator for Bethel’s summer basketball camps. Recently he spent 3 years coaching with the Stillwater Traveling program. 

Coach Mitchell has coached youth basketball for the past 5 seasons. He has coached for Idaho Elite, Legacy Hoops, East Metro Wave, and most recently East Ridge Athletic Association. Coach Mitchell focuses on player development and the mental game within the game. He stresses working hard, staying positive, and being a great teammate.