Our Coaching Team
Having a team of full-time coaches not only ensures consistency in our work, it also provides assurance that we have a group of dedicated coaches who will be with you all the way in your basketball career.
Each one of our coaches is handpicked and selected through a rigorous interview process where we choose the best coaches not only based on playing talent but also their character and commitment to imparting the right values and skills to our next generation of players.
Make the right choice today by joining SG Basketball Academy that will provide you with unwavering support all the way.
JOHN MCAULIFFE
Coach John is the senior statesman in SG Basketball’s coaching lineup. He has years and years of playing and coaching experience and continues to engage actively today as our oldest player and coach. He is a passionate man who also loves art and drawing, as seen in his personal collection of beautiful art work.
Current Teams:
National Team U16 Girls Coach, Academy Coach, SJI A-Division
Playing Career:
- Dandenong Rangers Youth
- Pan Pacific Masters Gold Medalist
- SG Basketball Men’s Masters Champion 2022
Coaching experience:
- Level 3 coach with over 30 years of experience.
- 6 x SEASAC Championships.
Other basketball experience:
- Commissioner of CBL Basketball League
- Tournament Director of Asia Pacific Cup
P.K. ONG
Known by many of his friends as “The Basketball Man”, Coach PK is all things basketball. Having started Jammers League from the ground up and later co-founding SG Basketball, he has no lack of participation in the local basketball scene. Coach PK was the first leading coach to help pioneer ActiveSG’s basketball program, as well as that of MOE’s Junior Sports Academy (JSA) program.
His ties with basketball has seen him being a media guest at the 2015 NBA All-Star weekend in New York, and he has brought young players and their families to San Francisco for Singapore’s one and only GS Warriors Camp in 2018 and 2023!
Current Teams:
Academy Coach, Stingers U12 / U14 / U16 Boys Coach, Lianhua Pri Sch Girls’ Head Coach, ACS Pimary Coach, DCIS Coach
Playing Career:
- SG Basketball (Pro-Am)
- Men’s Open Champion Team ‘17
- Jammers League ‘08 - ‘22
Coaching Experience:
- 15 years
- ActiveSG Camp Coach
- MOE JSA Program Coach
- Jr NBA Coach
- 4 seasons in CBL
- CBL ‘19 U11D3 Boys 3rd
- MBL Head Coach
- Grizzlies Head Coach
- Stingers Coach
- Canberra Primary Sch Head Coach
- St Stephen’s School Coach
- ACS Primary Coach
- Lianhua Primary School Coach
- SPBL U14BD3 Champs 2024
- SPBL U10BD3 Bronze 2024
- ActiveSG Cup 2023 Plate Champs
T.Y. Ng
Like Coach Derick, Coach TY is one of SG Basketball’s first team of coaches, seeing the academy grow from Day 1. As a player, he is a dependable inside presence who can also shoot the mid-range well and defend like a beast. Coach TY is often called the “Toddler' Specialist” for his ability to connect and coach very young kids. His loud booming voice can be heard from far and he is always ready to share a laugh with trainees.
Current Teams:
Academy Coach, Stingers U10 & U12 Boys Coach, Henry Park Primary School Head Coach
Playing Career:
- ‘17 Singapore National Basketball League Men’s Open Champion
- Singapore National Basketball League ‘18
- Singapore National Basketball League Men’s Division 1 ‘19
- Singapore National Games Basketball Men’s Corporate (‘17 to ‘19)
- Singapore National Games Basketball Men’s Corporate ‘22 Champion
Coaching Experience:
- 10 years.
- CBL ‘18 U13D2 Boys 1st.
- CBL ‘19 U15D2 Boys 3rd.
- CBL ‘19 U15D1 Girls 1st.
- 2 x ACSIS Champion, U16D1 Girls in ‘18 and U16D2 Boys in ‘16.
- Part-time coach in Global Indian International School (‘14 to ‘15)
- Part-time coach in Nurture Group Education Sports Program, 2 to 6 years old (‘15 to ‘16)
- NSG Senior Boys Tier 5 1st Runner Up
- NSG Junior Boys Tier 2 Champions
- SPBL U10BD2 Champions 2024
- SPBL U12BD2 Champions 2024
Derick Lee
With his boyish good looks worthy of a Korean idol, Coach Derick or Coach D as he is affectionately known, is one of SG Basketball’s first coaches who has grown over the years into a mature and articulate coach who is not only popular with the trainees but also known for his strict discipline and ‘tough-love’ approach to training.
Current Teams:
Academy Coach, Lions U10 Boys & U12 Boys Coach,
Gong Shang Primary School, ACS Primary School Coach
Playing Career:
ProAm ‘15 & 16’
- ‘17 Singapore National Basketball League Men’s Open Champion
- Singapore National Basketball League ‘18
- Singapore National Basketball League Men’s Division 1 ‘19
- Singapore National Games Basketball Men’s Corporate ‘17 Champion
- Singapore National Games Basketball Men’s Corporate ‘18 Champion
- Singapore National Games Basketball Men’s Corporate ‘19 Champion
- Singapore National Games Basketball Men’s Corporate ‘22 Champion
Coaching Experience:
- 12 years.
- National School Game (Senior Boys) East zone top 4
- National School Game (Junior Boys) East zone tier 2 3rd
- 3 x Malaysia & Singapore Invitation Tournament Champion (‘19)
- 2 x ACSIS (International School) League U12 Girls D1 Champion (‘18 & ’19).
- 4 x ACSIS (International School) League 2nd.
- 8 Seasons in CBL
- 6 x CBL Champions.
- 5 x CBL 2nd
- 3 x CBL 3rd
- 1 x Active SG U12 3X3 Champion
- 1 x Active SG U18 2X2 Champion
- 1 x Active SG U16 2X2 2nd
- 1 x Active SG U12 3X3 3rd
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XAVIER LAI
A man of many talents, Coach Xavier is also a professional basketball referee. Xavier is creative with his basketball drills and does a great job with kids of all levels. His coaching philosophy is that you need to reach a certain level of creativity, challenge and freedom for basketball. “Your training and effort won’t fail you, believe it and stay consistent,” quips Xavier.
Current team:
Academy Coach
Coaching experience:
7 years coaching school and club teams
Coach, Kota Kinabalu High School, Sabah
Certified Personal Trainer of NASM
REMUS LOW
Growing up, Coach Remus was a hyperactive child who had too much energy and didn’t know what to do with it. He was introduced to basketball and the rest was history.
He has since become a National Team player and represented Singapore locally and overseas in international competition. His list of playing achievements is long and star-studded. As a coach, he is affable and well-liked by the young trainees and he is able to impart his skills effectively to them.
Current team:
Academy Coach, Lions U16 & U18 Coach
Playing career:
- National Team Training Squad (‘20 - present)
- Singapore National Games Basketball Men’s Corporate ‘22 Champion
- SG Basketball Division 1 (‘18 & ‘19)
- SAFSA Division 1, 2nd place ‘17
- SEABA Stankovic, 3rd ‘16
- SKC Pro-am 3-point shootout, Champion ‘15
- SKC Div 1, Captain (‘09 to ‘15)
- NYP POL-ITE (Captain), 3rd ‘13
- SKC Men’s Open Champion, Captain ‘12
- FIBA U18 ‘12
- 3X3 U18, Captain ‘12
- POL-ITE, 2nd ‘12
- ITE West IVP, 3rd, ‘11
- ASEAN School Games, 2nd ‘10
- Unity Secondary School West Zone Champion & National Champion, Captain ‘10
- Unity Secondary School West Zone (2nd) & National Top 8 (Vice Captain) ‘09
- Unity Secondary School West Zone Champion & National 2nd (MVP for Zonal) ‘08
Coaching experience:
- 7 years
- U11 Girls Division 2 CBL, 3rd place ‘19
- U13 Girls Division CBL, 2nd place ‘18
Beverly Tan
The rose among the thorns, Beverly is one of our coaches who has learnt to work very well with young kids. She is approachable and friendly and kids adore her.
Current team:
Academy Coach, Stingers Girls’ Teams
Playing career:
Club & School teams
Coaching experience:
4 years’ coaching experience
Christopher
Coach Chris was in the legal profession before joining SG Basketball. His passion for basketball and coaching fueled his pursuit for a change in his life and career. Using creative methods and a firm demeanor, Coach Chris connects well with trainees of all ages and runs engaging and interactive coaching sessions.
Current Teams:
Academy Coach
Playing Career:
N.A.
Coaching Experience:
2 years coaching camps and training