OC Select Basketball

Specialties

OC Select Basketball is an AAU/​Club basketball program. OC Select is a non-​profit organization created to provide a way for Orange County basketball players to play at the AAU level while building elite character and basketball IQ. Basketball is more than a game its a way of life that flows into family, work and school. OC Select strives build excellence in both individual character and basketball by offering year round basketball services with the sole mission of creating scholar athletes within the Orange County, Irvine and Newport Beach area. Here is what makes us different:

1. Learning comes first, winning comes 2^nd

2. We are fundamental based.

3. We make cuts if players are not working on their game and others are passing them up overtime due to only having 1 team per grade level. We do not take everyone.

4. We are not a cattle call, we only allow 1 team per grade level (Players must make the cut)

5. Our programs success is based on how many players we help get on their HS teams by teaching them proper knowledge and skills required. To date 100% of our players have made their high school teams. Most at the the JV level as freshman.

History

Established in 2014.

Coach Kara launched OC Select in 2014 after coaching at the rec and All Star level. As he through the ranks he realized these so called clubs were just the good ol’ boys club coached by dads and built by dads. Although there were some good father coaches, the majority of teams were friends of friends and coaches sons. These kids were not learning much about basketball, but were considered club players. Therefore, as a High School coach Sarkis realized why players were coming in with low IQ and a attitude of self entitlement. He felt it was time to help players all over Orange County get back to the basics of hard work, earned playing time and no bias. Since then OC Select has grown to over 4 teams with 4 coaches. The unexpected demand and request for more camps and different services has allowed OC Select Basketball to continue the overall mission of making a positive impact.

Meet the Manager

Coach K K.

Manager

Coach Kara is currently an Associate Head Varsity Coach atWoodbridge High School in Irvine, Ca. Coach Kara is an Orange County native and played at Woodbridge High School and a short stint at the University of La Verne. While at WHS Coach Kara was a defensive specialist and point guard who was expected to control the offense particularly in half court sets and help with extra possessions and easy baskets. His tenacious work ethic and motivation to help his team in anyway earned him league defensive MVP in 1999 and a spot on the Orange Coast College basketball team under Coach Hill. Coach Kara’s main goal is to bring basketball knowledge to young athletes. So many times coaches are credited as a good coach when a natural athlete joins a team, but the goal of OC Select is to take natural and unnatural athletes and give them a higher level of basketball IQ. A player getting bigger and stronger is not the same as an athlete actually improving.