SG
SONOMA GOLD

Sonoma County · Est. 2026

Invitation-Only
Elite Basketball

A handpicked roster built on development over volume. We practice two days a week and stay local. The work between games is where players are made, and we do that work close to home.

See the Program Meet the Coaches

2

Practices per week

90%

Of our time spent local

4

Scrimmages and tournaments

0

Burnout circuits

The Program

We don't chase tournaments. We build players.

Local First

90% of our time is in our home gyms, with two showcase scrimmages and two tournaments across the season. Cohesion and chemistry are built in the gym together, rep after rep, not scattered across a season of constant games.

Development Over Volume

Skill work, basketball IQ, and conditioning compounded weekly. A small, handpicked roster means every player gets real coaching and real reps, every practice.

Family Friendly

The schedule is flexible, and it's okay to miss some practices. If your son is on this team, we want him here, and we'll work with your family around school sports, family commitments, and everything else a season brings.

How We Operate

The standard is the same in the gym, the classroom, and the car ride home.

Ethics is the offense.

We coach the way you respond to a bad call as hard as we coach the pick-and-roll. Character, accountability, and respect are not negotiable. The jersey is earned every practice.

The roster is handpicked.

We choose for fit: work ethic, coachability, and family alignment before talent. Talent without those is short term.

Brotherhood is the program.

These boys practice, compete, win, and lose together. The friendships are the most durable part of the experience.

Family is part of the team.

We expect engaged, supportive, respectful parents, and we give the same back. Youth basketball is a family commitment, and we treat it like one.

Coaches

The same staff, year after year.

Trust compounds. A coach who has watched your son develop for years sees things a first-year coach misses entirely.

BP

Ben Pahlavan

5th Grade

5th grade parent

YM

Yasha Mokaram

6th Grade

6th grade parent

CH

Caleb Haye

6th Grade

6th grade parent

JM

Justin Manns

7th Grade

7th grade parent

Schedule

Fall season.

Six weeks, September 14 through October 30, with two showcase scrimmages and two tournaments. It wraps up before CYO starts.

5th Grade

Coach Ben Pahlavan

Practice
Mon · Wed
5:30–7:00pm

6th Grade

Coach Yasha Mokaram · Coach Caleb Haye

Elite
Mon 4:00–5:30pm
Thu 6:30–8:00pm
Mambas
Wed 4:30–5:30pm
Thu 5:00–6:30pm

7th Grade

Coach Justin Manns

Practice
Tue
5:00–7:00pm

Home base: Community Church of Sebastopol. Times may shift around tournaments and holidays.

Think your son belongs here?

The roster is built by invitation and referral. If you received an invitation, your personal link is in your email. Otherwise, talk to a coach. We're looking for the right fit: the right player and the right family.