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The Three Point Hoops Team

 

Tom Kane - President of Three Point Hoops, Inc.

"Our Goals Reach Much Higher Than 10 Feet” has been both the slogan and vision for Three Point Hoops. We focus on taking student athlete's to the next level, both on the court and in the classroom. Coaching people to optimize their talent as individuals and as a team is paramount to the goals and vision of Three Point Hoops. Three Point Hoops focuses on the fundamentals of basketball while stressing the fundamentals of life.

Tom Kane is Founder & President of Three Point Hoops.. Tom attended East Stroudsburg University, majoring in physical education. His 20 years in basketball combined with his business experience prompted the vision of Three Point Hoops, Inc.

 

 

• CBA & European Pro League Evaluator, Scout & Combine Director
• Coached numerous National Elite Teams
• Shooting Instructor to High School and College Athletes
• Over 20 years of Basketball Coaching Experience
• Director of Three Point Hoops Basketball Academy
• National Clinic & Camp Clinician for Nike Sports Camps.
• National Consultant, Speaker, Trainer
• Member of WBCA
• NCAA Certified Coach

Shannon Murphy - Vice President of Three Point Hoops, Inc.

originally from Brighton, MI, has been around the game for 20 years to include:

 

~Still holds the assists record along with the 3 point shooting percentage record at her high school in Brighton, Michigan.
Was All-Conference and All-State in high school.
~Choose to play D1 basketball for Florida Gulf Coast University on a full ride scholarship.
~Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a minor in Advertising.
~Academic all-conference all four years.
~Played both a shooting guard and point guard in college.
~Was named Co-Captain her sophomore year and held that title for 3 years.
~Won two conference championships and played in the WNIT all four years.
~Beat a number of BCS opponents during her career: USF, University of Florida, George Washington University, Virginia Tech, Montana University, Seton Hall University, and Indiana University.
~Was 2^nd team All Conference her Junior year
~Her senior year, she was a pre-season 1^st Team All Conference Selection and affirmed that with a 1^st Team All Conference Selection at season’s end.
~Finished her college career with a record of 100-25.
~A member of the 1000 Point Club at Florida Gulf Coast University
~Third in All-Time Scoring
~Holds the school record for assists.
~Received the FGCU Athletic Department’s Most Outstanding Co-Female Student Athlete Award her senior year.

 

FGCU is the only Division I women’s basketball program to have qualified for post season play in each of its first four years of Division I competition with four trips to the WNIT. The team won the A-Sun Conference in Shannon's sophomore and senior years with second place finishes in the other two.  In Shannon's senior year, FGCU broke the NCAA Record for most 3's made in a single season.

 

She started coaching as soon as she graduated and in her 1st year of coaching high school along side Coach Tom Kane, their team made it to the Elite Eight in 5 A of the FHSAA.

 

Has been doing private training the last 7 years.

 

Coach Steve Ripley - East Coast Player Training and Development

Steve Ripley begins his ninth year as Head High School Girls Basketball Coach, first at John Carroll. Two years atMonsignorPaceHigh School 1980-82 (40-14 Record).

 

Five years at Port St Lucie High School 1996-2001 (105-46 Record, Two Treasure Lakes Conferences Championships, Two Treasure Lakes Conference Coach of the Year Awards, Regional Quarter-finalist, Regional Semi Finalist, Regional Finalist, Area Coach of the Year Award.

 

Coach Ripley also coached three years at Indian River State College 1989-1991 (46-40 Record), Eight years at John Carroll as Head High School Boys Basketball Coach 1982-1984 (20-34 Record) and 2001-2007 (78-85 Record, District Champs, 2 Regional Quarter Finals,TreasureCoastNewspapers andPalm BeachPost Coach of the Year).

 

He was recentlyinducted into USSSA Florida Basketball Hall of Fame. He has over 15 yearsof service locally and statewide in the area of Youth Basketball. Presently, he is in his 5^thyear as the Athletic Director of John Carroll Catholic High School.

 

Steve has reached the 300th win milestone as a Head Coach (Girls/Boys High School and Junior College Coach Combined).

 

Coach Patrick Knapp - Camp Director

Coach Knapp has spent 35 years in the game of basketball as a coach and educator. 30 of those years have been at the Division I level at the University of Notre Dame, New Mexico State University, Georgetown University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Hawaii. Twenty-six of those years were spent as the head coach at NMSU, GU and UP. He has over 330 Division I victories and was named Coach of the Year in his conference 3x’s. Twenty-two of Knapp’s college players have gone on to pro careers--- two in the WNBA and twenty over in Europe.

 

“ I believe the first thing a coach must do to teach at any level is to foster a love for the game and a passion for working out and mastering the fundamentals. Listen and Hustle is my motto and from this premise a player will improve, make friends and enjoy the game of basketball to its fullest “

 

Alexa Kane -South Florida Player Training and Development - Camp Director

Graduating in May 2008 with a degree in Psychology from the University of Tampa, Alexa was the Captain of the Women's Basketball Team from 2006 to 2008. She led the Spartans to three consecutive NCAA regional appearances. In addition, Alexa was named to the SSC All-Conference Team and was voted Most Valuable Player in the 2007 SSC Conference Tournament and led the conference in total assists with a average of 4.2 assists per game. Alexa is a successful graduate of the Nike "So you want to be a College Coach" program and joined the coaching staff at University of Central Missouri. After two successful years working for Coach Dave Slifer Alexa graduated from the Psychology Department with a Master's Degree.

Alexa has returned to Florida and is heading up our program in South Florida. Alexa will be spear heading all our training programs with 24 Hour Fitness along with further developing our AAU Tournament program, inclusive of the Girls District Qualifier for Gold Coast Region.

 

 

Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson

Central Floirda Player Training and Development

Lisa Nuxol-Wilson has over 16 years of coaching experience. She most recently coached at the University of Alabama and chose to leave the college coaching ranks shortly after having her first child and moving back to the Orlando area. Since her college coaching days, she has been a national evaluator for the Blue Star Basketball recruiting service and has run exposure events in the state of Florida for Blue Star, including the Rising Blue Star Evaluation Camp and Unsigned Senior Showcases. Coach Nuxol-Wilson's strengths lie in her knowledge of the game, passion for player development and skill evaluation. Coach Nuxol-Wilson has coached both guards and posts on the college level and has developed several All-Conference players. She has also helped several high school and junior college players go on to play at the next level. Lisa will be working with us in Florida and will be instrumental with our programs in South Florida, both East Coast and West Coast. Please find below Lisa's basketball resume Director, BlueStar Florida Basketball, Coordinator of Player Development Win Ways Pro Int'l - Player Development and Combine Coach/Evaluator University of Alabama Women's Basketball Assistant Coach: 2005-2008 Seminole Community College Women's Head Basketball Coach: 2002-2005 16 All-Conference team members 17 All-Conference Academic team members 1 All-State team member 1 scholar athlete of the year, 1 Mac Blythe freshman student athlete Average team GPA of 3.0 Teams ranked nationally as high as #9, ranked in top ten every year for Region 8 Stetson University Basketball Recruiting Coordinator: 2001-2002 Georgia Southern Basketball Recruiting Coordinator: 1997-2001 Two Southern Conference Championships Several All-Conference players and record holders Lake Howell High School Women's Varsity Assistant Coach: 1995-1997 Team Florida (European Tour Team) Head Coach: 1996 Orlando Xtreme (club team) Head Coach: 2004 Finished 4th in Nation for 17U Winning Ways Sports Management: 1994-1997

 

Caitlyn Mitryk - Assistant Coach University of Tampa, Camp Director

A 2010 graduate with a degree in sport management, Mitryk worked as a sports information and marketing student assistant in her two years at UT. Caitlyn is now the Assistant Coach for the Women's program at the University of Tampa. She also competed for the Spartan basketball team, where the team posted a two-year record of 52-11 with a pair of NCAA tournament appearances and two Sunshine State Conference titles.

The 2010 SSC Defensive Player of the Year was also an all-SSC selection and member of the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a perfect 4.0 GPA in her final semester. While serving as the team captain, Mitryk was also a member of the Dean’s List and earned a 2009 NACDA Academic Achievement Award.

Prior to attending Tampa, Mitryk attended the University of South Florida for two years as she also played basketball for the Bulls. At USF, she earned a pair of Big East Conference Academic Achievement Awards and played in 41 games in two years.

A graduate of Lake Mary High School, Mitryk originally hails from Lake Mary, Fla., and led her high school team to the 2006 Florida 6A state championship. The state championship all-tournament team member was also an all-state selection while earning a McDonald’s High School All-American nomination.

 

BJ Ivey - Player Training & Development - Camp Director

BJ Ivey is currently the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Riverview High School in Sarasota Florida, where he was a stand out player for the Rams. BJ played at Manatee Community College for one year where he was named to the Sunshine State Conference All Freshman Team. Ivey then received a full scholarship to play basketball for the University of South Carolina-Aiken, in the Peach Belt Conference. In 2004 BJ returned to Sarasota and became the Assistant Director of Suncoast Youth Basketball where he helped direct youth basketball leagues and camps. In 2006 Ivey accepted the Head Girl’s Basketball position at Riverview High School. In his three years at the helm Riverview won back to back district championships in 2008 and 2009 and reaching the Regional Finials in 2008. In four years as head coach Ivey has amassed 81 wins and has reached the State Playoffs every season.

            Ivey finished his Bachelor of Sciences in History from the University of South Florida in 2005. Ivey went on to receive a Masters Degree in Curriculum & Instruction from National Louis University in 2007 and a Masters of Education Leadership Specialist Degree from National Louis University in 2010. Ivey is currently teaching American History Honors and American Government at Riverview High School.

            Ivey has over 8 years experience in running basketball camps and clinics in Sarasota Florida. Ivey has also been on the camp staff at nationally renowned camps such as: 5 Star, USA-Super Select, Blue-Chip High Exposure, and the National Point Guard Camp.

 

Zoran Viskovic -Player Training and Development

Zoran had a long successful professional basketball career in Europe, following a stellar career in the NCAA. Zoran graduated from Valparaiso University where he led his team to 3 NCAA Tournament appearances.  During that time, Valparaiso was considered a Cinderella team making it all the way to the Sweet 16.  At 6'11" Zoran was voted All Conference multiple years and led the league in blocked shots.  Shortly after graduation Zoran was invited to several NBA camps.  Zoran decided to return home to Europe where he played in the top professional leagues.  Zoran has played in China, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Germany, France and Greece.  Zoran has seen the world! As a young basketball player Zoran won numerous Croatian and European Championships playing for the Croatian National team.  Zoran brings to Winning Ways an incredible wealth of experience and knowledge.  Zoran's focus on fundamentals is a true asset in taking his skills on the court and teaching them now as a coach.