Coaching Staff

Varsity

Neal Perlmutter
Head Coach
​Coach Neal enters takes the helm for Varsity Basketball at Mira Costa basketball after holding the same position for three seasons at West Torrance.   In 2017-18, Coach Neal led the Warriors to a 20-8 (7-3) finish and a trip to the second round of the CIF Playoffs.  In 2016-17 Coach Neal coached the Warriors to their first ever CIF Championship as they captured the Division 4AA crown.  That season Warriors also won the Pioneer League Championship for the first time in 17 years.  The Warriors finished 23-9 (8-2) and advanced to the second round of the CIF Division IV State Tournament.   In the 2015-16 campaign, West had a 10-17 (4-6) record and they reached the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.
 
During the 2014-15 season, Coach Neal served as a Varsity Assistant at Sonora (La Habra, CA) where the Raiders captured the 3AA CIF Championship.  From 2012 to 2014 he coached both the Frosh/Soph and Junior Varsity teams at St. Bernards and served as an Assistant Coach on the Varsity staff. From 2010-2015 Coach Neal was a club coach in the local community working with ages 13U to 17U. 
 
From 2005-2015, Coach Neal worked with Marumoto Basketball Academy in Orange County as a shooting and skills coach.  A Southern California native, Coach Neal attended boarding school at Cate in Santa Barbara where he played basketball and was Captain his senior year. Coach Neal then attended Duke University where he played intramural basketball and began to closely follow the Blue Devils.  He holds an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona and lives in Hermosa Beach with his wife, Selena, and their two year-old son, Danny.  In his free time, he enjoys waterskiing, snow skiing and travel.
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Chano Rashiduddin
Varsity Assistant Coach

This is Coach Chano's first year at Mira Costa and fourth season coaching at the high school level.  Chano played high school basketball at Taft, college basketball at University of Texas El Paso,  and professionally in Libya, Colombia, Egypt and Portugal.  He loves to challenge kids on and off the court to be better players and people.  He's a strong believer that anything is possible.
 

Greg Sarksian
Varsity Assistant Coach

This will be coach Greg’s second season with Coach Neal’s staff.  He served as an assistant coach last year at West Torrance High School, focusing on guard development and defense.  Prior to that, he coached youth teams across Los Angeles.  He played varsity basketball and ran varsity track FGBU Demirdjiian High School in Canoga Park, CA.  


Gordon Sutton
Varsity Assistant Coach

Gordon Sutton is a South Bay native in his second season with the Mira Costa coaching staff and his first as the Junior Varsity Head Coach.  He has been coaching basketball in Manhattan Beach over the last 6 years for Pro Skills youth basketball, and is lucky enough to have coached many Mustang players since they were in elementary school.  A former Redondo Union Seahawk, he is excited about helping Mira Costa surpass its rivals this year and in years to come.

Tom Marumoto, Shooting Coach
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Junior Varsity

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Ray Barnes
JV Head Coach

Coach Ray joins the Mustangs staff this season as the Freshman basketball coach.  Ray played high school basketball at Crenshaw High School and continued his career at Grambling State University and Cal State LA.  After college, he played briefly in Spain, Switzerland, and Germany.  Coach Ray helps set standards and provides leadership to student-athletes through his years of coaching experience in the world of competitive sports activities.  He brings his high basketball IQ, toughness and tenacity to the basketball program.  

Jay Stewart
Assistant JV Coach

Dennis Roth
Assistant Coach

Coach Roth began his Mustang career coaching in the 2006-2007 season assisting the Frosh/Soph team.  This will be his fourth year of working with the JV team.  He was the manager of his Junior College team and regularly attended the Iowa State freshman practices his senior year at ISU.  Dennis,  aka “Santa”,  is an army veteran and retired traffic engineer from the City of Los Angeles.  

Frosh/Soph 

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Tony Altamura
Frosh/Soph Head Coach

Coach Tony begins his 4th year at Mira Costa and has enjoyed every year! He has coached in the South Bay for many years and brings a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to the Frosh/Soph teams.  While his last 2 teams have finished first in the Bay League, more than winning, Coach Tony stresses the fundamentals of the game and development of his players. Coach Tony takes great satisfaction in seeing his players advance and contribute at the JV and Varsity levels.

Strength & Performance Coaches

Leslie Cordova - Trujillo (Coach C)
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Jeysen Delgado
Strength Coach

Jeysen was born in Torrance, CA and raised in the South Bay. He attended Harbor College and earned a baseball scholarship to William Penn University in Iowa where he played baseball and received his BA in Kinesiology. Jeysen is currently attending CSULB to earn his MA in Kinesiology with an option of Coaching and Student Athlete Development. Jeysen’s goal is to become a strength and conditioning coach and help student athletes become champions in the classroom and their sport.

Ryan Foose
Mental Performance Coach

Ryan Foose, a West Virginia native, joined the Mira Costa Men’s Basketball staff in 2018 as their Mental Performance Consultant.  Outside of working with the team, Ryan is the Founder & Mental Performance Consultant of Strong Mind Performance Consulting located in Hermosa Beach, CA.  Through his work, Ryan is able to tap into the minds of his athletes to help them unlock their potential through cognitive restructuring skills following Sport Psychology principles.  

Athletic Trainer

Franklin Ortiz

Franklin Ortiz has joined the Mira Costa family after 16 years of working in physical therapy. He began his journey as a PT assistant after graduating from Mount Saint Mary’s College. He attended Loma Linda University, receiving his BA in Health Science prior to graduating with his Doctorate of Physical Therapy. As a board-certified Orthopedic Specialist, Franklin has a strong passion for Sports Rehabilitation and Orthopedics. He is certified in DNS, FMS, SFMA, Movement Links Specialist and also does instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilization. Franklin enjoys working with young athletes, strives to help people reach their exercise and fitness goals and is a team player.
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