Coaches

Mickey Gilberti

• Former JV Bernard’s Boys High School Coach
• Former Ridge High School Boys Freshman Coach
• Coached Basketball for over 13 years
• Former College Basketball player
  
  “Don’t be afraid to shoot”
  coachmickey@njcylones.com

Mark Gnapp

• State Sectional Champions 2026
• Courier News Coach of the Year 2026
• Somerset County Coach of the Year 2025
• Somerset County Champions 2025 and SCT finalists 2019-2024
• Numerous players went on to play college basketball including UConn, Navy, Northwestern, Tufts, Stevens, St. Joseph’s University, Hamilton
• 396 Career wins
• Trainer for professional, college and high school level players

“Toughness wins championships”
markgnapp@aol.com

David Hepburn

• Basketball Coach for over 10 years
• Former Varsity Basketball player at Bernards High School
• Sports Management and Sociology of Sports from Raritan Valley Community College

David@njcyclones.com

Ryan Marchese

• Central Middle School Girls Basketball Coach
• Soccer player converted into a basketball coach
• Former Assistant Varsity Coach at Columbia Prep in NYC
• Coached Basketball for 10 years
• Sports Analytics Expert

“In basketball — as in life — true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way”- Phil Jackson

Ryan@njcyclones.com

James Russell (JT)

• 10 + Years Playing Basketball
• Basketball Coaching 3 Years
• Creator and director of basketball programs for Lewis County, NY
• “Compete”

Isabella Critelli (Bella)

• Former Varsity basketball captain at Hunterdon Central High School
• Former Basketball Coach for Hunterdon Horizon
• Behavioral Technician with Hybridge Learning Group

“You asked for my hustle – I gave you my heart” Kobe Bryant