3rd Grade Coach: 

Danielle Oxley: Danielle graduated from Council Rock North in 2003 and continued her playing career at University of Hartford (NCAA Division I). She then coached at the high school level for seven years, and has also been coaching youth basketball for both boys’ and girls’ teams over the past seven years. She is currently the Women's Varsity Assistant for Council Rock North High School.

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4th Grade Coaches: 

Brendan Zaba and Natalie Kuvik - Bios coming soon!

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5th Grade Coaches:

Dave Wisniewski: Dave has been coaching for over 25 years at the Varsity High School as well as Club levels throughout  Pennsylvania. Dave was the Varsity Head Coach of Girls' Basketball at both Truman High School and Conwell Egan Catholic where he also served as Athletic Director. This is Dave's second year coaching for the HEAT. He lead the 2026 graduating Seniors last spring/summer in their final AAU season. 

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Don Bogan: Don is in his third year coaching for HEAT Hoops. Prior to coming to the HEAT, he was an assistant with the Bucks County Lightning AAU program for two years, as well as a head coach for the Wildcats program for three years. He started his career with an impressive 30 year run as the head girls' coach of Bensalem High School.  

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Al Rogan: Bio coming soon!

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6th Grade Coaches: 

​​​Brian Sassano: Brian graduated from William Tennent High School and Temple University. Brian is in his eigth year of coaching basketball and is currently the head coach of the CRBA 6th grade girls travel team and the UMNB 9th grade boys travel team. He is a student of the game and regularly attends youth, high-school, and college basketball games in the Philadelphia area. His favorite parts of coaching are player development and creating a strong team culture. Outside of basketball, Brian has extensive experience coaching soccer and is currently the travel soccer director at a local club.

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Kristy Reed: Kristy is the coach of the Upper Makefield Newtown HEAT Basketball travel team at this age level. Kristy is a graduate of TCNJ (NCAA DIII) (formerly Trenton State) where she played soccer and helped her team to win the National Championship! She has been coaching youth sports for over 10 years.

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Rob Keeler: Bio coming soon!

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Chuck Buchanan- Chuck is a graduate of Harry S. Truman High School, Saint Joseph’s and La Salle Universities. He has multiple years of coaching experience across a variety of levels of youth sports in both flag football, intramural and travel basketball. He is currently the assistant coach for the Pennsbury Lady Falcons Elite 5th grade girls travel team. Chuck has a passion for coaching, specifically in helping young athletes to not only develop their skills, but their overall confidence and love of the game.

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7th Grade Coaches: 

​Rich Galup: Rich has coached for UMNB intramural, travel, and AAU for the past four years. He played basketball at Misericordia University (NCAA DIII). Rich loves to work with kids who love the game and loves to foster their development with the team.

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Gerard Margiotti: Jerry graduated from Holy Ghost Prep, LaSalle University, and PCOM Medical School. Jerry coaches CYO basketball and soccer at St. Bede's Parish. This is his third year supporting the HEAT Hoops AAU program.

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​​​8th Grade Coaches:

Danielle Oxley: Danielle graduated from Council Rock North in 2003 and continued her playing career at University of Hartford (NCAA Division I). She then coached at the high school level for seven years, and has also been coaching youth basketball for both boys’ and girls’ teams over the past eight years. 

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Brett D'Andrea: Brett graduated from Holy Ghost Prep and Fairfield University. Brett is in his fifth year coaching of in the UMNB program and serves as an intramural age group program coordinator. Outside of basketball, Brett has years of experience coaching both soccer and baseball in the local community. 

 

9th Grade Coaches:

Rich Galup: Rich has coached for UMNB intramural, travel, and AAU for the past three years. He played basketball at Misericordia University (NCAA DIII). Rich loves to work with kids who love the game and loves to foster their development with the team.

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​​Lisa Boyle: Lisa was the four-year starting center for Temple University Women’s basketball (NCAA Division I). She went on to coach JV at Conwell Egan Catholic for two years. After having seven children, she started coaching at the AAU/Travel level, and has been coaching for the past 14 years.

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​10th Grade Coaches: 

Adam Biederman: Adam brings 17 years of coaching experience with a focus on player development and teamwork. He is dedicated to enhancing individual skills while fostering a strong team-first mentality. Adam has worked with players at all levels from elementary to high school. 

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Laura Zakrzewski (formally Reigstad): Laura graduated from Sparta HS, NJ, where she was a four-year starter, 1,000 point scorer, State Champion, and finished with a record of 100-7 overall. She went on to play for LaSalle University (NCAA Division 1) and was a member of the 1988-89 LaSalle Hall of Fame Team. They advanced to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament by defeating UConn in round one, but came up short in round two against the Tennessee Vols, who went on to win it all. She served two years as a graduate assistant coach for LaSalle University. She and her husband moved to Bucks County, where they are raising their seven children. She has been coaching boys and girls travel/AAU basketball for the past 23 years.

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​​11th Grade Coaches:

Kari Cairone: Kari has been coaching AAU for 16 years and is the co-director of the HEAT Hoops AAU program. She has seen 20 of her former players across just three graduating teams go on to play at the collegiate varsity level. She played for four years at Lafayette College (NCAA Division I) where she served as captain. 

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Kevin Gallagher: Kevin has been coaching basketball for over 50 years. Since 1968, he has coached all ages and both genders. He has worked with 2nd graders up through the college level. Kevin has brought in championships across the board including a Trenton Catholic high school girls team with two state championships and three straight AAU national tournament finishes and a national AAU title with a girls college level team with the Philadelphia Belles; and, at the college level at LaSalle University (NCAA DI), his team was the first women’s collegiate team from the city of Philadelphia to qualify for the NCAA tournament. Recently he was assistant at New Hope HS (girls) for six seasons, Council Rock North (boys) for four seasons, and he returns to Council Rock South (girls) this year as the JV coach. His resume as an athlete includes playing for a state championship basketball team at Cathedral HS and two additional state finals in both soccer and basketball. He attended Rider University (NCAA DI) on a soccer scholarship. Coach Gallagher’s most important team is his four children and their significant others and his grandson, Noah.​​​​

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​​​​​We occasionally have openings for coaching positions, both volunteer and paid; Please inquire with Kari Cairone kmburger@yahoo.com or 610-420-8401. ​