Staff

All Michigan Basketball Club Staff

Founder/Club President: Jason Wilkins

Club President and Founder of All Michigan Basketball Club, Jason has coached at the AAU level for 7 years with the Michigan Mavericks and Michigan Supreme. Over that time with the Mavericks and Supremes he has led them to numerous top finishes in many Top Events in the Country and has had many of his players he has coached go on to receive college scholarships.

Jason can be reached at 734.330.4854 or jwilkins@allmichiganbasketball.com

Girls President//16U Girls Head Coach: Darrin McAllister

Girls President of All Michigan Basketball Club Darrin McAllister has coached boys youth recreational basketball for a number of years before entering the girls AAU scene. Coach McAllister started with a local AAU team prior to creating his own basketball club known as the Michigan Fire. While coaching the Michigan Fire basketball team coach McAllister's accomplishments include: winning the 2009 15U AAU State title, the 2009 GBA 15U National title (Cincinnati,OH), the 2008 14U AYBT Runner-up for National title(Fort. Wayne, IN) and the 2007 AYBT 13U National title (Fort.Wayne,IN).

In 2008-2009 Coach McAllister was the head coach for the Pontiac Northern High School girls freshman team. He had a successful record of 13-3 while helping to develope the players and teaching them the fundamentals of basketball.
In the 2009 AAU season Coach McAllister coached current college players: Gabby Machado (University of Iowa), Chanise Turner (University of New Orleans), Tiffinae Bennett (University of New Orleans) and Latasha Beasley (Wayne State University).
Coach McAllister is currently coaching several high school players that have been offered scholarships to play college basketball.
Coach McAllister instills the philosophy that Hard Work, Desire, and Determination leads to unlimitless success in the world of basketball and the game of life.

Coach McAllister has a favoite motto: "If you look good you feel good, If you feel good you play good, If you play good then they Pay Good....

Darrin can be reached at swac0315@yahoo.com

Boys Director Of Operations/16U Boys Head Coach: Craig Lewis

Craig is one of the brightest coaches in the business. Craig has been coaching 8 years.

Lewis joined the AAU scene in 2009 coaching the 15U Michigan Mavericks as they captured 3 Championships in leading them to become one of the top teams in the state of Michigan. All Michigan is glad to have Coach Lewis aboard as he brings a Business and Professionalism approach to the program.

Craig can be reached at 734.377.5164 or clewis@allmichiganbasketball.com

Girls Director Of Operations/16U Girls Head Coach: Mike Solomon

Coach Solomon come to the program with 11 years of coaching experience on many levels from C.Y.O , middle school, high school, AAU and individual training. Originally from Philadelphia, Coach Solomon finished his prep career in Rohnert Park CA at Rancho Cotate High where he lettered in football, basketball, and track. He attended Santa Rosa Junior College playing football and basketball. Halfway through his freshmen year, he suffered an injury that ended his playing days. So at the request of his high school principal, Coach Solomon started a journey into coaching starting with middle school boys, where he won the school's first of 3 league championships. During this time, Coach Solomon also worked for the summer camps of a number of NBA teams and players, such as Jason Kidd and Gary Payton. He apprenticed with Jeremy Russotti, one of the premier basketball trainers on the west coast, with whom he continues to collaborate.

After three years at the middle school level, he took his passion to the high school ranks at Casa Grande High in Petaluma, California. As the JV head coach and varsity assistant, Coach Solomon took Casa Grande on to win their first league title in over 25 years. Upon returning to Philadelphia in 2002, Coach Solomon worked with neighborhood youth on their skills and their academics trying to help as many young people as he could in his community. In 2005, Coach Solomon moved to the Ypsilanti area of Michigan with his future wife. From 2006-2009, Coach Solomon was an assistant at Ypsilanti High with the girls' varsity team and was the girls' JV head coach in the 2008-2009 school year. He has also coached the Michigan Mavericks 16U girls' team and the Michigan Supreme 14U team. Coach Solomon is passionate about developing a strong base in fundamentals and teaching young people to play the "right way." He is even more passionate about their academics and how they carry themselves as young adults; his ultimate goal is to help make each young person the best student athlete possible.

Mike can be reached at 734.478.2876 or msolomon@allmichiganbasketball.com