Paladin Basketball Club is building its teams for the 2026 fall season. Boys ages 12–17 are invited to compete, meet the coaching staff, and experience the culture of Paladin Basketball.
2777 S. Gilbert Road, Chandler, AZ 85286
Paladin Basketball Club is a competitive, team-focused program for athletes ready to take the next step in their development.
Our teams compete in local leagues and tournaments across the East Valley. Players are challenged to improve their fundamentals, decision-making, basketball IQ, confidence, and ability to contribute within a team.
But competition is only part of the story.
As a Christ-centered organization, we believe athletes should compete with integrity, sportsmanship, respect, and humility. Prayer is a consistent part of our team culture, and our coaches intentionally use basketball to help athletes grow both on and off the court.
Competitive basketball should develop more than a player’s physical ability. Our program is designed to challenge athletes while building the qualities that matter beyond the court.
Improve fundamentals, decision-making, basketball IQ, and confidence through purposeful coaching.
Learn to communicate, defend, move the ball, embrace a role, and contribute to something larger than yourself.
Compete in local leagues and tournaments against quality programs from across the East Valley.
Develop integrity, humility, discipline, sportsmanship, and leadership in a Christ-centered environment.
Help make affordable, Christ-centered club basketball available to more East Valley athletes.
Coach Kyle Ray brings more than 30 years of basketball coaching, officiating, ministry, and player development experience. His coaching background spans youth, high school, club, and college-age programs, including nine years of sports ministry in South Africa and three years with the African Bible College Lions in Malawi, where he helped lead the program to two national championships.
Kyle played collegiately at Milligan University and later represented South Africa on its Over-40 National Team. His coaching experience also includes leading a Mississippi varsity high school program to a third-place state finish and serving as a South State All-Star coach in 2013.
Beyond the court, Kyle has spent decades using sports as a ministry platform, leading international sports ministry teams across Africa, Central America, Europe, and Asia. He also served for 11 years as Men’s Pastor and Sports Pastor at The Grove Church and has coached locally with Gremlins and Phame.
Questions about tryouts, team placement, or the Paladin Basketball Club program? Connect directly with Coach Kyle.
Coach Jared has served Paladin athletes through basketball camps, clinics, recreational teams, and club basketball. His youth and high school coaching experience dates to 2003.
His player-development approach emphasizes strong fundamentals, tough defense, unselfish basketball, and helping athletes develop a lasting love for the game.
