Nicolas Colon

Recruiter/Player Development Coach

Coach Nicolas Colon comes to FC Prep with an impressive resume and extensive experience in basketball coaching, from high school to college to professional and international teams. He holds a Master’s in Education in Sports Management, a BA in Recreation Administration from Concordia University, and a BA in Recreational Gerontology from Cal State Dominguez Hills. Coach Colon is an NFPT Certified Personal Trainer and holds certifications from both the National Organization of Youth Sports and the National Alliance of Youth Sports as a Certified Gold Coach in basketball. He is a National Private School Accreditation Alliance Certified Teacher in Health, Physical Education, and Coaching. Coach Colon is also a Level 1 certified coach in USA Track and Field. He has coached various sports, including volleyball, track and field, cross-country, and basketball at the high school and collegiate levels, and has coached both boys/girls and men/women sports.

Coach Colon has over 20 years of experience as an administrator, athletic director, teacher, and head coach at the high school and collegiate levels. He has worked at Verbum Dei HS, St. Anthony HS, Coast Christian HS, Morningside HS, Inglewood HS, Sacred Heart of Jesus HS, and Pacific Lutheran HS. He has also coached at Utah State University, Pasadena City College, University of Philippines, Sacramento State University, Patten University, The Master’s College, California State University at Bakersfield, and currently is the General Manager/Head Coach of the Los Angeles Stingrays.

Coach Colon has directed numerous professional camps internationally, including in the Philippines, Mexico, Japan, China, Puerto Rico, and Sweden. He has also coached the Los Angeles Lakers Camp, Snow Valley basketball camps, Hoops by the Bay, Double Pump, and the Nike Blue Chip camps. He has also coached professional teams, including the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1998 Pro NBA Summer league and coaching the NBA Summer Pro League for the past 20 years.

Coach Colon lives in the Los Angeles area.