Our team

The people behind Next Wave.

A volunteer board of players, coaches, and operators, most still on a varsity roster themselves, keeping the program running, free, and growing across the Bellevue area.

Active board · 13
CEO
IC
Ian Cho
Chief Executive Officer

Ian Cho

  • 8 years of experience, Newport Select & high school
  • 7th/8th grade head coach, Tyee Middle School
  • Newport Select head coach
  • YMCA head coach & trained referee
  • 4 years coaching experience
VP
GY
Gabby Yeun
Vice President · Head of Women's Training

Gabby Yeun

  • 3-year Newport Varsity
  • 5 years of experience
COO
JW
Jaylen Wu
Chief Operating Officer

Jaylen Wu

  • 9 years of experience, Newport Select & high school
  • Local Hoops AAU
  • 2-year varsity & captain
  • 2-year Local Hoops & Newport Select head coach
VP
WM
William Ma
Vice President · Head of International Relations

William Ma

  • 9 years of experience (US & Taiwan)
  • Current varsity starting forward (2 years)
  • Head of Taiwan branch
Treasurer
IK
Isaac Kwan
Treasurer

Isaac Kwan

  • 8 years of experience, Newport Select & high school
  • 7th/8th grade head coach, Tyee Middle School
  • Local Hoops AAU
Skills
ML
Masa Lo
Lead Skills Coach

Masa Lo

  • Starting varsity guard (2 years)
  • 11 years of experience, Newport Select & high school
  • LocalHoops / Fuego
  • KingCo 4A Second Team All-Division
Trainer
ZK
Zachary Kwan
Trainer

Zachary Kwan

  • Newport High School
  • NHS Varsity, point guard / shooting guard (16.8 PPG)
  • First Team All-KingCo
  • Seattle Select / LocalHoops
Trainer
KF
Kai Furtado
Trainer

Kai Furtado

  • 5 years of experience, high school / AAU
  • 6th grade head coach, Tyee Middle School
Trainer
KS
Khashi Sen
Trainer

Khashi Sen

  • 6 years of experience, AAU / high school
  • 7th/8th grade head coach, Tyee Middle School
Trainer
KN
Kaiden Nguyen
Trainer

Kaiden Nguyen

  • 3 years of experience, high school
  • Newport Varsity Football All-Division Honorable Mention
  • Newport Varsity center
Media
PE
Peyton Eng
Head of Media Operations

Peyton Eng

  • Newport High School basketball
  • Licensed sports photographer
Trainer
HH
Hannah Huang
Trainer

Hannah Huang

  • 1 year Newport Select
  • 4 years AAU basketball (Localhoops)
  • 1 year Newport HS varsity
Trainer
NC
Noelle Cho
Trainer

Noelle Cho

  • 5 years of basketball experience
  • Varsity starting point guard as a freshman
  • Local Hoops, ESE, and FOH
Retired board · 5
Co-Founder
SC
Samuel Chen
Co-Founder

Samuel Chen

  • 4-year varsity point guard (Newport Varsity captain)
  • 5th leading scorer in Washington 4A (17.9 PPG)
  • 8th leading assister in Washington 4A (3.3 APG)
  • 4A KingCo Conference All-League First Team
  • Point guard for MIT
Co-Founder
RH
Ryan Hu
Co-Founder

Ryan Hu

  • 3-year varsity starter
  • Seattle Rotary
  • Cal Tech starting forward
  • 4A KingCo All-Conference First Team
  • All-time Newport High School career 3-point percentage (48%)
CFO
JW
Julian Wang
Former Chief Financial Officer

Julian Wang

  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Newport High School captain
  • 8 years of experience
VP
RL
Raymond Li
Former Vice President

Raymond Li

  • 9 years of experience, Newport Select & high school
  • Newport High School Varsity
  • YMCA head coach & licensed referee
Trainer
BC
Bobby Cheng
Former Trainer

Bobby Cheng

  • 6 years of experience, high school & LocalHoops
  • Newport High School Varsity
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