Premiere Youth Basketball Program in Southern California
Led By NBA Veteran Don MacLean
Our goal is to create the best youth basketball experience possible, not only in Ventura County, but in Southern California. We strive to build a culture of teaching, and learning the game of basketball, which will translate into our players really understanding the game. We prepare our players for High School and beyond.
Basketball Fundamentals and Competition
3rd grade-8th grade
Conejo Valley Basketball Club fields competitive teams from u9 to u14. Our teams are among the most successful in Southern California; competing in tournaments at the local, regional, and national levels.
High Level Skills Training
Top Choice for Athletes seeking to Play High School Basketball
CVBC offers high level skills training for all ages. Coach MacLean and his staff have a tremendous amount of experience in all areas of skill development. Working with players individually and in group settings is a big part of what CVBC does. Individual improvement and team improvement are the main goals of the CVBC coaching staff.
Coach Don MacLean
Training NBA Players
Click here to watch Coach Don MacLean working with NBA players in 2019
Click here to watch Coach Don prepping Jamie Jaquez Jr. for the NBA draft
Community Service
CVBC in the Community
We have partnered with Progression Athletics International to help them with their mission of helping at-risk youth through sports and offer them a better life. CVBC takes pride in teaching our players good habits both on and off the court and watching them grow as individuals by giving back to their community. For more information check out Progression Athletics International.
Also, new this season: CVBC families will participate in a new organization, Change for Children’s. This organization benefits Children’s Hospital Los Angeles by funding specific initiatives in their pediatric cancer unit. It’s easy! Players and their families are given a collection jar and asked to put inside their spare change! Over time, a few cents really adds up! CVBC hopes to fund a TV and Video Game Cart for kids who are receiving treatment, or a Holiday Dinner for families who are spending time in the hospital during festive periods. Together, we can change lives one jar at a time! For more information check out change4childrens.org
DON MACLEAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Don MacLean was named All-American at both Simi Valley High School and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). MacLean led Simi Valley to a CIF Championship as a senior. He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of Ventura County High School Basketball, then went on to become the all-time leading scorer in the history of UCLA and the Pac-12 Conference. He was a first-round draft pick in the NBA and is a 10 year veteran of the NBA.
Currently, MacLean is an analyst for both the Pac-12 Network and Fox Sports basketball broadcasts. Every year, Don works with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) during their pre-draft process. He works with several first round picks every spring. Some of the players he has worked with before the draft include Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell, Devin Booker, Elfrid Payton, TJ Warren, Kris Dunn, Jakob Poeltl, Donovan Mitchell, John Collins, Coby White, Jordan Poole, Davion Mitchell, Jaren Jackson Jr., Jaden Ivey, AJ Griffin, Walker Kessler, Jett Howard, Jordan Hawkins, Jalen Hood-Schifino, and Jamie Jaquez Jr. A lot of these players also return to work with Don in the off season.Professional Coaches
Anish Sharda
Program Director
& Coach
Anish Sharda is extremely thankful for the opportunity to Coach for CVBC. Coach Anish grew up in Simi Valley and played for Simi Valley High School where in his senior year he played in the CIF finals and was All Marmonte League.
From there he went on to play at Moorpark College earning All WSC honors which led to a Full Athletic Scholarship to The University of Mary. At The University of Mary Anish was named All Conference twice and went on to be one of the top scorers and three point shooters in the schools history. After his college career Anish started his professional career in Europe lasting15 seasons winning multiple championships and was named MVP 2 times throughout his career.
Throughout his summers in Europe Coach Anish started training/coaching players at various levels ranging from the youth level all the way to Euroleague/ professional level, as well as players for the German National team. Most recently he began working for Creative Artists Agency (CAA) helping to develop players pre- NBA draft. Coach Anish is also an individual trainer for individual and group sessions.When he’s not in the gym he’s spending time with his wife and three daughters.
Click here to watch Coach Anish prep Jordan Hawkins for the NBA.
Joe Mazzeo
Program Director
& Coach
Coach Joe is ready for another season with CVBC and developing the youth in the Conejo Valley. He has been a high school basketball coach in the area for 10+ years. He spent his first 6 seasons coaching at Westlake High School. After Westlake, Coach Joe took the JV head coach job at Thousand Oaks High School and coached there for 4 seasons.
Coach Joe also does basketballundefinedtraining in the area where he works with players or groups to improve their game.
He has experience working with all levels from beginners to NBA players. Coach
Joe truly enjoys teaching the game of basketball and mentoring the youth to be the best version of themselves.
Coach Joe attended California Lutheran University and received his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Education. He teaches Physical Education for the Conejo Valley Unified School District.
CVBC ALUMNI
Drake London
University of Southern California
Atlanta Falcons
Moorpark High’s Drake London is a standout football and basketball player for the Musketeers, and he plans on being the same for the USC Trojans in 2019.
By the time Drake ended his recruitment early in June 2018, he had a total of 35 Division 1 offers between basketball and football. 12 of those were stand-alone basketball offers (including Virginia, Georgetown, and USC, among others), and 23 were stand-alone football offers.
Drake was a 2019 McDonald's All American Game Nomination. The first ever in Moorpark High School history. He ended in 3rd place with 909 points for the all-time single season scoring record in Ventura County History, right under Jaime Jacquez with 919 points in 2nd, and Don MacLean who still holds 1st place with 1008 points.
In 2022 Drake was drafted 8th overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL draft.
Kyle MacLean
Westlake High School
Currently attends UCSB
A mere nine games into his varsity high school career as a sophomore member of the Westlake High basketball team, Kyle knocked down 43 points in an 82-51 victory over Golden Valley. He was second on the team in scoring averaging 11.7 points and knocked down 36 3-point field goals. Although injured during his Junior year on varsity, Kyle returned in the Spring of 2019 to play AAU Basketball for BTI, known for showcasing Southern California’s top student-athletes.
His senior year at Westlake, Kyle lead the team in scoring averaging 22.3 points per game, and broke the record at Westlake for most 3-point shots in a season. He was Co-Captain for the Varsity Warriors and graduated with a 4.8 GPA.
Kyle was admitted to UCSB in 2020 and offered a walk on position on the Men's Basketball Team.
Colin Walton
Thousand Oaks High School
Currently attends Yale University
The 6-foot-2 point guard doesn’t have experience or size on his side…. But he’s tough, competitive and smart, and he showed enough moxie in a 57-35 loss to Westlake to prove that he can stand tall with any rival point guard. “I’m trying to play free,” Walton said. “I don’t need to force things. Just play hard and it will all come along.”
Freshman year, he averaged 5.6 points per game and dished out a team-high 47 assists. Colin was selected as Thousand Oaks Player of the Year as a Freshman. As a sophomore he averaged 4.8 points per game and as a junior averaged 9.2 points per game.
Colin played 2 seasons of spring AAU Basketball for BTI and had the highest academic index in the 2021 BTI program with a 4.7GPA and a 35 ACT! In the summer of 2021 Colin was accepted to the Yale Young Global Scholars Program (which only accepts 90 students in the world) and he traveled to China to analyze Asian affairs in business. He is currently a student at Yale.
Marcus Lesser
Westlake High School
Currently attends Cal Poly SLO
Marcus Lesser played 7 years with CVBC providing him a great foundation for high school level basketball. He started on JV as a Freshman, where he was named Offensive Player of the year after winning 23 consecutive games and going 8-0 in League. At 15 years old, he joined Varsity as a sophomore. During his tenure on Varsity, he was a Team Captain and Team MVP. He made First Team All-League and First Team All-County. He graduated with 4.4 GPA. He currently attends Cal Poly SLO where he participates in the fraternity league; intramurals and works as a ref.
Patrick Saari
Thousand Oaks High School
Currently attends UCSB
As a Freshman (‘18-‘19) Patrick averaged 6.9 P/G with 3.2 A/G during Marmonte League Play for TOHS JV. In his Sophomore Year (’19-’20) he was pulled up to Varsity and has averaged 7.5 P/G, 2 A/G, and 3.5 R/G in league play. Against Oaks Christian, Patrick led the Lancers with a season-best 21 Points – going 90% from the floor.
During Patrick’s Senior year (2020-21), he averaged 15 P/G with 4 A/G, he led the Lancers to the Quarter Finals of CIF Playoffs and was awarded All League, All-Ventura County, All CIF and a Southern California Coaches Honoree.
Patrick was an Honors Student and a member of The Center for Advanced Studies and Research at TOHS researching the benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Science. He currently is studying Bio-Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara with the hope of medical school in the future.
Trent MacLean
Thousand Oaks High School
Trent attended Westlake High School and played Varsity his Freshman year. He averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds on his way to being named 2nd Team All-Marmonte League.
As a Sophomore on Varsity at Thousand Oaks High School he averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds. He was named First Team All-Marmonte League and Second Team All County.
This past Spring he played on the Nike EYBL Circut for Lebron James and Rajon Rondo, on team Strive for Greatness. He participated in the Pangos All American Camp as well.
Currently Trent has multiple Division 1 offers to play basketball in college.
Austin Maziasz
Westlake High School
Austin is a 6’5” forward/shooting guard at Westlake High School and played with CVBC from 3rd to 8th grade.
As a freshman at Westlake, Austin played on varsity and shot nearly 40% from 3-point range. During his sophomore season, Austin scored the 3rd most points in program history while leading the Warriors with 19 points and 9 rebounds per game and was named Varsity MVP and Varsity Offensive Player of the Year. Austin was also selected as First Team All Marmonte League, First Team All Ventura County and First Team All Ventura Country Academic Honors. During the past club season, Austin played for the Westcoast Elite circuit team and BTI Select. He was also featured in an Under Armour basketball commercial with Steph Curry.
Austin has a GPA of 4.7 and is currently the Junior Class President at Westlake. He also spends time volunteering and recently partnered with Raising Hope to provide a free basketball clinic for foster youth.
