Jonathan Metzger-Jones is the current Assistant coach at the University of California, Davis. Following Coach Jones’s professional playing career in Europe, including Switzerland, Denmark and Finland, Jones would take a position as the Director of Basketball Operations at Cal State for his first coaching gig. Following Cal State, he held positions at UC Santa Barbara, University of Montana and UC Davis all in the assistant roles. Coach Jones has recruited and mentored multiple players who have gone on into the NBA while also helping his program at UC Davis set numerous records throughout his time there. Coach Jones has a ton of success as a coach and knows what it takes to be able to move up in the industry.

Brenton Petty is a young coach on the rise as he is the Director of Player Development and Assistant Coach at the University of Maryland. Following Petty’s unique playing career ending at Fordham University, he took a position with Maryland to become the Graduate Assistant coach for 2 years. Following his GA role, Petty would then get a basketball operations intern role with the Detroit Pistons which would help bring him back to where it all started, as the Video Coordinator at Maryland. Petty is a young coach on the rise with a unique story.

Patrick Bain is a Rising Coaches member and current Assistant Women’s Basketball coach at Wright State University. Coach Bain is a young coach on the rise as he started his coaching career following his stellar playing career at Cedarville University where he was a stand out player for the Yellow Jackets. Bain then became the Assistant Coach with Cedarville on the men's side which would transition him into an assistant role onto the women’s side at Wright State. We are excited to learn more from a young coach on the rise with a wealth of knowledge of the game.