Our Coaches
Alvaro "Varo" Loche
Alvaro is from Collinston, LA. He attended
Bastrop High School and started as PG all
4 years. Alvaro was Team Captain & All
District 07-08. Following High School, he
attended Grambling St University and
graduated in 2013
Derek Rashad Easter aka Stick
Derek attended El Dorado High School and
was an All-State and All-Conference basketball
player. He then attended UAM on a basketball
scholarship. Derek spent all 4 years college
there and was a 4 year letter winner.
Graduating in 2011 with a BS in Health/PE
degree, he finished his UAM basketball career
as the 2nd all-time leader in wins and blocked
shots. He currently lives in El Dorado with his
wife and works at Murphy USA as a Store
Support Specialist and is pursuing a Masters
Degree in Human Resource Management.
Derek also volunteers at the Agape House
Children's Home for foster kids. I
Willis “Will” Moore
Bastrop, LA native, Willis, graduated from Bastrop
High in the year of 2006. While at Bastrop High, he
played basketball and made All-State two years in
a row during his Junior and Senior years. He
played college basketball for two years on a
basketball scholarship. Now, he works as a Sales
Supervisor for Coca Cola in Monroe, LA. Willis is
looking forward to helping kids improve their
basketball skills and giving back to his
community
Wayne Hawkins
Wayne graduated from Christian Brothers High
School in 2008 and University of Arkansas-
Monticello in 2012. He now works as a Sales
Representative at Verizon. Wayne is originally
from Memphis, TN. In 2011, he was GAC Player
of the Year. While in high school, he ranked Top
50 in basketball. In baseball, he led Conference
in hits, batting average, and On-Base
Percentage in 2011. While in college, he
pledged Alpha Phi Alpha 2012. Wayne is the
proud father of 2.
Kenny "KJ" Marshall
Kenny is from Pine Bluff, AR and attended Pine Bluff
High. Following high school, he attended UAM and
played for the UAM Baseball Team as a Pitcher.
Kenny graduated in 2014. He is a member of Alpha
Phi Alpha, Inc. and is currently employed by
Mcfarland Eye Care.
James Morgan
James is from Bastrop, LA and attended Bastrop
High Schol. At BHS, he was All-District in 07-08 for
Basketball. James is a member of the US Air force
and is currently employed by Bastrop Super
Foods.
Eugene Mitchell
Eugene is from Bastrop, La. He lettered 2 varsity
years at Bastrop High. He majored in business
management at Louisiana Tech University. He is a
United States Army veteran. His favorite player
Dwyane Wade. “Defense wins championships”