Basketball Focus By Inner City Players Portland, Oregon

Benson Polytechnic - '90
Portland Community - '93
University of Portland - '95

A native of Portland, OR. Canaan Chatman was captain of the 1990 Benson High State Championship team, where he earned All League and All State honors as a senior. He received a full scholarship to Oregon State University, in which he started 14 games as a freshman. He would later transfer to the University of Portland leading the Pilots to their most winningest seasons in school history. While playing basketball he received numerous accolades including "Athlete of the Year", "Player of the Year", "Newcomer of the Year", Most Valuable Player, All League, All District, All Region and All Tournament to name a few. After graduating from the University of Portland in 1995 with a Bachelors in Sociology/ Communications, he spent six seasons playing professionally in the CBA, Japan, Isreal, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland and Australia. Canaan is currently serving as Northwest Regional Director of Elite Youth Basketball for Nike.

Patrick D. Strickland
Assistant Director/ Recruitment Coordinator/ Head Coach (15U)

Woodrow Wilson - '89
Chemeketa Community College - '91
Oregon State University - '94

A 1989 graduate of Wilson High School, Patrick led his Trojans to the State Championship as a senior. Shortly after, his Chemeketa team, ran the table for a NWACC Championship. In turn, he was awarder a full athletic scholarship to Oregon State University, where he played a significant role on the defensive end of the floor for the Beavers. Coach Strickland is currently in his 12th season on the staff at famed, Jefferson High, third as Head Coach. Patrick is also in his 17th year of employment for the State Department of Child Abuse and Neglect.

Jeffery McGee
Brand Manager/ Head Coach (13U)

Encina High School (CA.) - '93
Fresno State University - '98

Jeff a native of Portland has recently relocated to the Portland area after graduating from Fresno State in 1998, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice. Coach McGee has over 10 years experience in personal training and will focus on most of the conditioning and tracking regimens of our athletes. While working with team/ parent coordinators, Coach McGee plans and executes all team travel, while maintaining day to day operations for Inner City Players Athletics. He spends his days, mentoring youth as a guidance counselor and assistant basketball for Franklin high school.

Dony Wilcher
Skill Development Coordinator/ Assistant Coach

Zack Davis
Strength & Conditioning Coordinator/ Assistant Coach

Banning High School (CA.) - '88
Oregon State University - '93

Zack, originally from southern California, relocated to Oregon in 1988 after accepting a full scholarship to play football at Oregon State. Completing his degree in '88, Coach "Z" headed to the Portland area where he began volunteering time in schools and communities, abroad. His duties within the ICP organization evolves around the development of physical and mental fitness for our student athletes. Zack spend his days, working in the insurance field with Progressive.

Tony Melson
Community Relations Coordinator/ Assistant Coach

Jefferson High School (CA.) - '88
Portland State University - '93

Tony, a lifelong member of the north/ northeast Portland community has been involved with ICP Athletics for several years as a parent and volunteer. Now in his first official season, Coach Melson will coordinate partnerships with neighboring agencies, in an effort to provide a variety of academic, social and athletic opportunities for our student athletes. By day, Tony serves as recreational Supervisor for the Center of Self Enhancement (SEI).

Anthony Deloney
Community Relations Coordinator/ Head Coach (11U)

Grant High School (OR.) - '91
FT. Wayne Community College (IN.) - '92

Jerry, originally from Indiana, is a 1994 graduate of the University of Portland where he started at point guard for two years. Since then, Coach Allen has gained extensive coaching experience ranging from grassroots basketball stints with adidas, Nike and Reebok to ultimately landing his first college head coaching job at Portland Community College, in 2001. Coach Allen is currently the Head Mens Basketball Coach at Franklin high school. By day Jerry serves as an educator in the Portland Public Schools system.

Shareif Metoyer
Skill Development Coordinator/ Head Coach (17U Elite)

Joe McFerrin II
Community Relations Coordinator/ Head Coach (17U)

Grant High School (OR.) - '87
FT. Wayne Community College (IN.) - '92

Jerry, originally from Indiana, is a 1994 graduate of the University of Portland where he started at point guard for two years. Since then, Coach Allen has gained extensive coaching experience ranging from grassroots basketball stints with adidas, Nike and Reebok to ultimately landing his first college head coaching job at Portland Community College, in 2001. Coach Allen is currently the Head Mens Basketball Coach at Franklin high school. By day Jerry serves as an educator in the Portland Public Schools system.

Damon Hickok
Statistician/ Assistant Coach