Career for Benjamin Mireles
Currently holds 23-3 record in the minors and 70-15 for youth basketball
Education:
High School - Robert E. Lee High School - Graduated 1998 - Major - Basic Studies (Played all 4 years Varsity Level 3rd leading scorer during his time with the Volunteers)
College - University Of Texas San Antonio - 1999-2000 - (D.N.F)
Major - Business Administration / Sports Management
UTSA Roadrunners but did not get a chance to play due to injury (Tearing all 4 ligaments to his knee during workout)
Work Experience:
Gifts N Stuff Retail Shop - Store Manager - 8 years / Feb 1998 - Nov 2006
Duties included: Opening and closing store, employee hire/terminate, advertising, staff schedule, payroll, cashier, inventory, customer service
Minor League Pro-Basketball - American Basketball Association - South Texas Showboats CEO/Founder - Head Coach - Rec 10-1 / 1st in Division / 3rd National Rank July 2007 - Jan 09
Duties included: Sports Marketing, advertising, finding sponsors, finding players, games, exhibitions, traveling, conducting practices, events, community outreach, youth camps and clinics, ticket sales
Minor League Pro Basketball - American Basketball Association - Salinas, California/New Mexico - California SeaKings / Dec 2009- March 2010 / Texas Rim Rockers March 2010-April 2010 - Head Coach
Duties included:Scouting players, setting up practice schedule, games, sponsors, advertisments.
(I have also worked with the Charlotte Crossovers 3 months (ABA), Texas Rim Rockers 2 months (ABA) and San Antonio Soul 3 months (UBL) But was not compensated full pay as agreed on by organization for duties which included scouting for players(travel not paid for), coaching games, training players (5-6 days weekly), conducting workout sessions, advertising, and holding tryouts camps, and practices (3-4 days weekly)
Next Level Elite Basketball Training - Aug - 2010 - Current Started own company after 10 years of experienced training and development for professional and youth basketball as well as set up for onsite or traveling training prospects.
Minor-League Professional Basketball - Southwest Florida Spartans - May - 2013 - Currently Formed a team in Southwest Florida for the Central Basketball Developmental League (CBDL) playing out of Orlando area. The official home venue for the 2014 season was the Goldenrod Orlando Magic Center and are currently looking into other venues for the 2015 season.
Volunteer Work/Accomplishments:
2014 Global Basketball Summer League - Las Vegas, Nevada - Invited to participate in the summer league while coaching 10 players and competing against International teams as well.
2013 Miami Latin Showcase - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Invited to Coach, interview, conduct independent drills, and scouted at the event. Won Championship in respected bracket while having 4 players in the top 20 out of 117 players while 3 of those 4 received calls from Germany and Great Britian.
San Antonio Spurs Drug Free Basketball League- 1999 - 2006 – Head Coach and Trainer for youth basketball athletes ages 8-17 - Overall record (62-18) Also trained in baseball and football going on 12 years - 1999-current / Ages - 5-12, 13-17, 18-up.
East Side Boys/Girls Club - After-school youth tutoring mentoring programs Certificate / Taught the game and positive direction to youth
Certificate for Power Hour Tutoring/Mentoring/Coaching youth 2007-09
Career Day Holmes High School - Certificate for and voted Best Career 2008
Community Outreach Program - Tutored and mentored underpriviledged youth who needed assistance with homework and/or family issues along with ADD/ADHD youth and troubled teens. Taught the way of a positive life through the game of basketball
Have conducted basketball, baseball, and football camps and youth clinics for over 10 yrs and have been apart of the community and building of our youth of today.
Basketball Head Coach/Trainer - College Players and Professional Level
5yrs - 2006-Current / Players from Overseas - ABA - IBL - PBL - NWPBL - WBA - UBL - UBA
Created my own PRO-BASKETBALL TEAM:
2006-2009 – ABA South Texas Showboats Men’s Professional Basketball – Founder/CEO
Overall Record 16-1, 8-0 before first and loss, ranked #2 in the nation out of 50+ teams, and 1st in the Southwest Division.
Was the only Texas team and coach to beat the Southeast Mustangs and the #1 ranked coach among all active minor-league head coaches in the ABA professional basketball. (Steve Tucker)
