LONG-TERM 1-ON-1 BASKETBALL & LIFE COACHING · SANTA BARBARA

The player runs out before the person.

Spend time developing the person the player becomes. Welcome to The Corner: elite skill work, mentorship and a safe space to grow, for athletes and their families.

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Hosana Kitenge in a UCSB #34 jersey, holding the ball and looking up

Basketball is the vehicle. Life is the road. Your highest self is the destination.

WHY THE CORNER

Everyone needs someone in their corner.

The Corner is the safe space I needed as a young athlete: somewhere to sit and talk through what's going on, a place we own and grow in together. Our mission is simple: to build the person the player becomes.

Safe

A place to be honest about the game and about life. Mistakes are how we learn, and nobody goes through the hard parts alone.

Owned

Athletes own their journey: their habits, their effort and their response to everything they can't control.

Growing

Long-term development on and off the court, measured, tracked and shared with families every month.

Hosana from behind in his KITENGE #34 jersey

MEET YOUR COACH

Coach Hosana Kitenge

I played Division I basketball at Louisiana and UC Santa Barbara, captained both teams, earned First Team All-Conference and represented the Great Britain Men's National Team.

I also ruptured my patellar tendon and later tore my Achilles. Coming back from both taught me more than any win. That's why I coach the whole person: the skills, the mindset and the character it takes when the game gets hard.

D1

Louisiana & UCSB, captain at both

GB

Men's National Team

2

Major injury comebacks

HOW IT WORKS

From first call to first season

01

Free intro call

We talk with the athlete and family about goals, the season ahead and what they need.

02

Baseline assessment

Skill tests and a personal scorecard so we know exactly where we're starting.

03

A plan built for them

A player identity, a training plan by phase, film study and strength work.

04

Grow together

Re-tests every two months and a written update to families every month.

PLAYERS I'VE WORKED WITH

ZZ Clark

William & Mary

Aidan Mahaney

UC Santa Barbara

Colin Smith

Northwestern State

Chancelor White

UA Fort Smith

14 / 21

Flagship spots filled. I cap the roster so every athlete gets real attention.

Every kid deserves someone in their corner.

Start with a free 20-minute call. No pressure, just a conversation about where your athlete is and where they want to go.

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