On our bold pursuit to set the gold standard for sports-based youth development around the world, we’ve received great support from the Japanese basketball community. Coach Victor - who is of half Japanese descent - grew up visiting family in Japan his entire life, while connecting with members of the local community who want to elevate the experience of Japanese basketball.

Since 2017, Fenix has been running youth camps and clinics in different regions in Japan, with the goal of helping to establish an exciting + effective youth basketball and sport infrastructure throughout the country. 

AMON OHARA

Amon Ohara is in charge of all basketball operations throughout the Tokyo area. Amon spent much of his childhood participating in basketball-based travel experiences in Los Angeles, playing in youth basketball camps for the Los Angeles Lakers and Baron Davis.

Amon currently lives in the Tokyo area running weekly basketball training events + large basketball camps in the Spring, Summer, and Winter seasons. His dream is to create a bridge for high-level foreign basketball coaches, trainers, and community stakeholders to help add value to the growing Japanese basketball community, while showcasing the many beauties of Japanese culture.

SUMIKO OHARA

Sumiko Ohara has over 15 years of international youth basketball program experience. In the 2000’s she operated a family-ran youth basketball club for the local Tokyo community, while also being in charge of basketball-based international trips from Japan to California for local youth.

Sumiko has built an amazing network of coaches, trainers, and sports professionals who are all excited to see the next step in Japanese basketball culture. She currently lives in Tokyo where she is in charge of all operations and community engagement for Fenix Basketball, and hopes to bring consistent international basketball experiences for the current Tokyo, Seattle, and Los Angeles youth.