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what we do
Welcome to Yellow Brick Basketball! We offer year round youth basketball clinics, academies & developmental leagues for preschoolers (3.5+ yrs old) through 5th graders all over Montgomery County, MD.
My name is Ryan Krueger and I am the head coach and founder. I was a professional coach for 19 years in the NBA, G League, and NCAA Division 1.
YBB CLINICS are a way to get the very smallest hoopers (age 3.5+ through 1st graders) excited about the game and about sports in general. They are a stress free way to introduce kids of all abilities to the game.
YBB ACADEMIES give players in 2nd through 5th grades a chance to continue improving their skills outside of the traditional 'winter season'. They are more focused than the clinics and introduce competitive aspects, but still prioritize fun, skills and building confidence in players.
YBB DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUES focus on teaching and improving. No score is kept, so no one loses. We implement rules to help kids build confidence. We make sure everyone is included in the games, not just the best players. YBB coaches act as both coaches and referees for all games.
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what we believe
We designed a program that focuses on fun, skills and building confidence. We create an environment where kids can build their skills and their confidence in our clinc & academy settings, then apply those skills in our developmental leagues.
At Yellow Brick Basketball, winning has nothing to do with scores or games. Winning is getting kids excited about basketball, confident in their abilities, who want to keep playing. Winning is having a great sports experience that maybe even gets them more excited to try other sports. That's why we create an environment where everyone can be successful.
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Ryan Krueger
Founder & Head Coach
Testimonials
CJ McCollum
Atlanta Hawks
Former Head of NBA Players Association
"Kroogs helped me become grow and develop into an NBA lottery pick. Not many young players would get the opportunity to start their basketball journey with a coach of his caliber."
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Richard Jefferson
17 year NBA veteran, Currently ESPN on NBA
"I relied on Ryan every day during our time with the Nets. It's no coincidence those were some of my most productive years in the NBA."
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Coach Stan Van Gundy
Former NBA Head Coach, ESPN Commentator
"Ryan led the Pistons G League team to its most successful seasons ever. He's proven he can be successful at any level, any age group."
THANK YOU
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Thank you to the 240+ families enrolled in our last Spring session alone! We are humbled and incredibly appreciative of you.
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Thank you to the more than 750 players and families who took part in our program last school year (25' - 26')
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Thank you to the 70% of families who continue to re-enroll. Wow!
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Thank you from one very humbled and appreciative coach and program founder.
As we begin year four at Yellow Brick basketball, all we can say is thank you.
Thank you for the amazing reviews and for all the recommendations.
Thank you to the amazing families who make it so enjoyable for our staff.
Thank you to the sweet, adorable kids who make this program what it is.
Meet the Team
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Founder, Head Coach. &"Clinics" Director
Coach Ryan
Ryan Krueger is a Richard Montgomery graduate, who coached professionally for 20 years. He has been an NBA assistant coach, a G League head coach and on the staff of D1 programs in the Big 12, Big East, CAA and Patriot League. Ryan has helped coach NBA lottery picks in college and trained NBA players in the off season. But what he loves most is finding ways to get young players excited about basketball, improve their skills and see their confidence grow.
Ryan earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University and his Master’s degree in sport leadership from VCU. He is currently a teacher for MCPS.
"Academies" Head Coach
Coach Anthony
Coach Anthony was a MoCo star and one of the best players in Richard Montgomery history. His standout collegiate career helped him play professionally overseas for several years before returning home to begin a career in coaching. Most recently he was the head coach of the Einstein girls varsity team, but has 15 years experience coaching younger kids as well. His knowledge of the game and easy going personality are at the heart of why kids of all ages love working with him."