Foothill Basketball Coaching Staff
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Yousof Etemadi
Head Coach Yousof Etemadi enters his third year as a head coach in Orange County. In his first season as head coach of the Knights ('19-'20), he doubled the teams wins from the previous year and the program is now headed in the right direction. Prior to Foothill he was named the interim head coach to help the late Tim O'Brien at Northwood. He led the Timberwolves to a second place finish in the Pacific Coast League and a CIF Playoff appearance. He is in his 11th year coaching overall. Prior to Northwood, Coach Yousof Etemadi was an assistant coach at Foothill, Aliso Niguel and the AFG National Team. He has also been coaching the Cali Rebels 17U Adidas Gauntlet team the last 4 years and has been coaching club basketball for the last nine. Coach Yo is a local product, playing at Aliso Niguel High School, Saddleback College and then Cal Poly Pomona where he graduated with a B.A. in Graphic Design, and helped his team win a Division 2 West Regional Title. After Cal Poly, Coach Yo played overseas with his national team in Asia (Taiwan, Qatar, India, China and Bangladesh). Coach Yo has helped many Orange County players develop and move on to play college basketball. He believes in developing great basketball players and young men of high character. He is committed to helping them reach their maximum potential both on the court and in their daily life. Coach Yo is committed to leading the Foothill Knights to becoming one of the top public school programs in Orange County. Chin Up, Mind Right and Play The Right Way! Let's Go Knights! |
Sarkis Kara
Varsity Assistant Coach
Sarkis Kara is in his 3rd season coaching Foothill High School, his 2nd as a Varsity Assistant. Coach Sarkis also spent time on the 2018-2019 Santa Margarita Varsity staff. During his first season at SMCHS the team ended the season with a record of 25-11 with notable wins over highly ranked schools such as Rancho Christian, Coronado (Las Vegas), Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, Etiwanda, Damian, Orange Lutheran, Harvard Westlake and ultimately concluding the season with a CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championship over Chino Hills. Coach Kara was a varsity player at Woodbridge High School in Irvine. HIs coaching experience stemmed as a Varsity assistant under Hall of Fame coach Tim O’Brien for four years at Northwood High where they reached two Div 2 CIF semi final games. Coach Kara then moved on to Foothill High School for the 2017-2018 season as the head Freshman coach where he led his group to a league title and 21-6 record. Coach Kara has strong ties to grassroots basketball and runs one of the largest and most successful basketball clubs in Orange County. His club has helped to develop both ESPN ranked, top 100 national level talent year after year, and he has coached several national level youth teams. His efforts as a coach and mentor have worked to create sound, smart and talented high school basketball players. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach in 2006 with a BS in Criminal Justice.
Varsity Assistant Coach
Sarkis Kara is in his 3rd season coaching Foothill High School, his 2nd as a Varsity Assistant. Coach Sarkis also spent time on the 2018-2019 Santa Margarita Varsity staff. During his first season at SMCHS the team ended the season with a record of 25-11 with notable wins over highly ranked schools such as Rancho Christian, Coronado (Las Vegas), Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, Etiwanda, Damian, Orange Lutheran, Harvard Westlake and ultimately concluding the season with a CIF Southern Section Division 1 Championship over Chino Hills. Coach Kara was a varsity player at Woodbridge High School in Irvine. HIs coaching experience stemmed as a Varsity assistant under Hall of Fame coach Tim O’Brien for four years at Northwood High where they reached two Div 2 CIF semi final games. Coach Kara then moved on to Foothill High School for the 2017-2018 season as the head Freshman coach where he led his group to a league title and 21-6 record. Coach Kara has strong ties to grassroots basketball and runs one of the largest and most successful basketball clubs in Orange County. His club has helped to develop both ESPN ranked, top 100 national level talent year after year, and he has coached several national level youth teams. His efforts as a coach and mentor have worked to create sound, smart and talented high school basketball players. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach in 2006 with a BS in Criminal Justice.
Gary Sully
Varsity Assistant Coach
Gary Sully is in his 9th year coaching (1983-1986, 2015-2021) at Foothill High School. He is a very proud Foothill Alumni having attended FHS from 1973-1977 and receiving multiple letters in Basketball and Football. He lead his football team in scoring his senior year, while reaching the quarter finals in the 4A division. Gary has a BS in economics from The University of California, Santa Barbara. He has held multiple coaching positions at FHS, as a JV head coach and Varsity assistant. While JV head coach for three years, his teams won the league championship each year with an overall record of 89-10. Prior to his second stint at FHS as Varsity assistant coach, he was a Varsity assistant coach at Brethren Christian High School (2012) in Huntington Beach leading them to a 26-4 record and taking the team to the CIF semi-finals. At Brethren he coached Mamdou Nidiye (who went on to play at UCI), at the time, the tallest high school player ever at 7'7". Outside of basketball, Gary is a Licensed Realtor who owns and operates The Sully Group, a successful Real Estate Co. in Tustin. Gary is a proud Eagle Scout and presently lives in Orange Park Acres with his wife Karen (also a FHS alumni). Gary is honored to be part of the FHS basketball family.
Varsity Assistant Coach
Gary Sully is in his 9th year coaching (1983-1986, 2015-2021) at Foothill High School. He is a very proud Foothill Alumni having attended FHS from 1973-1977 and receiving multiple letters in Basketball and Football. He lead his football team in scoring his senior year, while reaching the quarter finals in the 4A division. Gary has a BS in economics from The University of California, Santa Barbara. He has held multiple coaching positions at FHS, as a JV head coach and Varsity assistant. While JV head coach for three years, his teams won the league championship each year with an overall record of 89-10. Prior to his second stint at FHS as Varsity assistant coach, he was a Varsity assistant coach at Brethren Christian High School (2012) in Huntington Beach leading them to a 26-4 record and taking the team to the CIF semi-finals. At Brethren he coached Mamdou Nidiye (who went on to play at UCI), at the time, the tallest high school player ever at 7'7". Outside of basketball, Gary is a Licensed Realtor who owns and operates The Sully Group, a successful Real Estate Co. in Tustin. Gary is a proud Eagle Scout and presently lives in Orange Park Acres with his wife Karen (also a FHS alumni). Gary is honored to be part of the FHS basketball family.
Jonathan Antolin
Varsity Assistant Coach/JV Head Coach
Jonathan Antolin enters his 8th year of coaching and 2nd with Foothill High School. Last year he led the Freshmen team to a 20-7 overall record. He played for CIF Hall of Fame Coach Tom Gregory at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, CA where he helped the program win multiple league championships making deep runs in the CIF Division 1 Playoffs. Coach Antolin also coaches the Cali Rebels 14U team, helping develop young student athletes and preparing them for high school basketball. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Cal State University Fullerton with an emphasis in Teaching Studies. During college, Coach Antolin pursued a teaching/coaching career and coached Freshmen and JV basketball at Ayala High School from 2006-2011. He took a hiatus from coaching to pursue a career working at Amazon.com in Dallas, TX. He recently moved back to Orange County and started ASMC Enterprise - an E-Commerce Sales & Consulting Company, and is excited to be back pursuing his passion for coaching at Foothill High School.
Varsity Assistant Coach/JV Head Coach
Jonathan Antolin enters his 8th year of coaching and 2nd with Foothill High School. Last year he led the Freshmen team to a 20-7 overall record. He played for CIF Hall of Fame Coach Tom Gregory at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, CA where he helped the program win multiple league championships making deep runs in the CIF Division 1 Playoffs. Coach Antolin also coaches the Cali Rebels 14U team, helping develop young student athletes and preparing them for high school basketball. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Cal State University Fullerton with an emphasis in Teaching Studies. During college, Coach Antolin pursued a teaching/coaching career and coached Freshmen and JV basketball at Ayala High School from 2006-2011. He took a hiatus from coaching to pursue a career working at Amazon.com in Dallas, TX. He recently moved back to Orange County and started ASMC Enterprise - an E-Commerce Sales & Consulting Company, and is excited to be back pursuing his passion for coaching at Foothill High School.
Mike Marconi
Junior Varsity Assistant Coach
Mike Marconi is entering his thirteenth season with the Foothill Knights program. He has been involved for his first ten years with the Freshmen program. He spent 4 years as lead assistant and six as head coach for the freshmen teams. Coach has five years of coaching experience at Holy Family Catholic School and Servite High School in addition to his time here with Foothill. Coach Marconi is a graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in economics. He currently works for Orange Coast Title Company and resides in North Tustin with his wife and four children.
Junior Varsity Assistant Coach
Mike Marconi is entering his thirteenth season with the Foothill Knights program. He has been involved for his first ten years with the Freshmen program. He spent 4 years as lead assistant and six as head coach for the freshmen teams. Coach has five years of coaching experience at Holy Family Catholic School and Servite High School in addition to his time here with Foothill. Coach Marconi is a graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in economics. He currently works for Orange Coast Title Company and resides in North Tustin with his wife and four children.
Daleep Sandhu
Sophomore Head Coach
Daleep Sandhu is currently pursuing his MBA at the University of Redlands after receiving bachelors from University of Arizona. Daleep played at La Canada High School and the team won the CIF championship in 2011. Daleep has been coaching since 2011 at the high school level and AAU, most recently as the Sophomore Team Head Coach at Foothill High School for the 2018-2019 season, and the JV Team for the 2019-2020 season.
Sophomore Head Coach
Daleep Sandhu is currently pursuing his MBA at the University of Redlands after receiving bachelors from University of Arizona. Daleep played at La Canada High School and the team won the CIF championship in 2011. Daleep has been coaching since 2011 at the high school level and AAU, most recently as the Sophomore Team Head Coach at Foothill High School for the 2018-2019 season, and the JV Team for the 2019-2020 season.
Gylan Dottin
Gylan Dottin enters his second year as a coach at Foothill HS. He brings with him 20 years of player development experience from all levels of basketball, high school, college and professional. He played and graduated from the University of San Diego with a B.A in Communication Mass media emphasis. He was a 4th starter for the Toreros where he was the WCC Freshman of the Year and two-time WCC 1st team All-league. He had a 10-year professional basketball career playing in Europe (Holland, Belgium, Germany, Turkey and Italy). He was invited to 5 NBA camps (Golden State, New Jersey, Denver, San Antonio and the LA Clippers) over his basketball career.
After his playing career, he worked 4 years for Toyota Motor Sales, INC in the Lexus Division but he still had the bug to be around basketball. He returned to basketball coaching in the Adidas Circuit with Dream Vision AAU and training NBA prospects. He is very passionate about giving back to kids, helping them with life lessons and enjoys developing them into young men.
Gylan Dottin enters his second year as a coach at Foothill HS. He brings with him 20 years of player development experience from all levels of basketball, high school, college and professional. He played and graduated from the University of San Diego with a B.A in Communication Mass media emphasis. He was a 4th starter for the Toreros where he was the WCC Freshman of the Year and two-time WCC 1st team All-league. He had a 10-year professional basketball career playing in Europe (Holland, Belgium, Germany, Turkey and Italy). He was invited to 5 NBA camps (Golden State, New Jersey, Denver, San Antonio and the LA Clippers) over his basketball career.
After his playing career, he worked 4 years for Toyota Motor Sales, INC in the Lexus Division but he still had the bug to be around basketball. He returned to basketball coaching in the Adidas Circuit with Dream Vision AAU and training NBA prospects. He is very passionate about giving back to kids, helping them with life lessons and enjoys developing them into young men.