Matthew Van Pelt PROFESSIONAL COACH

Profile Details Driven and passionate coach with basketball experience at every level, from youth, [email protected] to club, to AAU, to high school varsity, to college basketball, to professional NATIONALITY basketball internationally in more than 20 countries. Prided on work ethic, American organization, building positive relationships, and technical innovation. Widely regarded as one of the best skills trainers internationally, and now devoted to team execution, character and skill enhancement, and building winning cultures at every Skills stop of the journey. Player Development

Certified Sports Nutritionist Employment History Strength & Conditioning Head Coach, , Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Advanced Scouting OCTOBER 2020 — PRESENT Personnel Scouting

• Currently serving as the Head Coach of the back-to-back champions, the International Recruiting Saigon Heat, in the 2021 Vietnam Basketball Association, where we are XPS Software Capabilities playing in a bubble and presently in-season. Consulting of Organizations • Team currently has an 80% win percentage. Tour Hosting Organization Director of Player Development & Assistant Director of Basketball, Jr. NBA Certified Vietnam Men's National Team, Vietnam AAU Basketball Certified OCTOBER 2020 — PRESENT Sports Writing • Lead the Men's 3x3 & 5v5 National Teams in player development and skill enhancement in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games and other Sports Psychology international competitions.

Head Coach, Saigon Heat U19 Team, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Languages JULY 2020 — PRESENT English • Serve as the head coach of the Saigon Heat U19 Team in the inaugural season of the Saigon Premier Basketball League Spanish • Won the SPBL Championship with a record of 11-1 • Serve as the Head Coach of the Next Generation Heat 3x3 Circuit Team, which Malay finished 2nd place in the 2021 BFH Tournament & 1st place in the 2020 Indonesian Temple League Tournament. • Responsible for practice planning, strength and conditioning, game strategy and preparation, pre-game warm-up, scouting, player management, film review, etc. Links Personal Website Assistant Basketball Coach, Saigon Heat, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Van Pelt Sports Management SEPTEMBER 2019 — NOVEMBER 2020 • Serve as the lead assistant coach for the Saigon Heat in both the Asean Basketball League and the Vietnam Basketball Association • Head of personnel and advanced Scouting • Head of strength and conditioning • Head of player development (team and individual skills training) • Shared responsibilities for creating practice plans, running practices, and training camp organization • Won the Regular Season Supporter's Cup and the VBA Championship with a record of 15-3. Assistant Basketball Coach & Player Development Coach, Vietnam National Team, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

SEPTEMBER 2019 — PRESENT • Served as an assistant basketball coach and player development coach for the Vietnam National Team in preparation for the 2019 SEA-Games in Manila, Philippines, where Vietnam won a medal for the first time in the country's history • Currently helping the team in preparation for the 2021 SEA Games, which will be held in Vietnam

President & Founder, Van Pelt Sports Management, Worldwide

SEPTEMBER 2015 — PRESENT • Run a sports management company that helps free agent basketball players and coaches obtain offers from teams overseas. Lead exposure camps, do agent-related work, create highlight films for players, train players, and offer resume advice as well as run camps for schools, pro teams, and youth academies in various countries • For more information on VPSM, visit vpsmglobal.com

Lead Skills Coach, Sports Skills Academy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

SEPTEMBER 2019 — DECEMBER 2019 • Coached U11-U17 teams in player development for one of the top basketball academies in Vietnam

Professional International Basketball Player, FIBA, Worldwide

MAY 2013 — SEPTEMBER 2019 • Experience playing as a professional in Australia, Malaysia, U.S.A., Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, French Polynesia, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, and Switzerland. • Winner of multiple championships, two MVP’s, a runner-up MVP, voted All-League multiple times, led multiple leagues in assists, and led multiple leagues in scoring, all of which is on the playing resume (found at mattvp.com)

Academy Coaching Consultant, Various Vietnam Basketball Academies

FEBRUARY 2018 — PRESENT • Responsible for placing coaches with five different basketball academies (E-Balls, ASA, Italy Sport, The Lab, and SSA) in Vietnam. • In 2018 (first year of consulting), 11 international coaches were placed with contracts among the aforementioned academies

Assistant Basketball Coach, , Hanoi, Vietnam

MARCH 2018 — SEPTEMBER 2018 • Served as assistant coach for the Buffaloes during the 2018 Vietnam Basketball Association • Team reached the VBA Finals and had the best season in franchise history • Served as the head of player development with a major focus on both skillwork and strength training • Responsible for pre-game and pre-practice warm-ups • Shared responsibilities for practice planning and game strategy

Assistant Basketball Coach, Cambodia Basketball Federation, Cambodia

APRIL 2018 — MAY 2018 • Was flown in by the Cambodia Basketball Federation to coach the Cambodia National Team, U18, and U15 teams for the month of April in skill development in preparation for their international FIBA tournaments Head Player Development Coach, PEA Basketball Club, Bangkok, Thailand

DECEMBER 2017 — DECEMBER 2017 • Was brought in to train the guards and forwards of PEA Basketball Club before every practice in preparation for the Thailand Basketball Super League

Head Coach & Lead Skills Trainer, Top Flight Basketball Academy, Thailand

JANUARY 2016 — JULY 2016 • Coached and trained youth basketball players as young as 4 years old to elite level high school players as old as 18 years old for a basketball academy that goes into 18 different international schools in both Bangkok, Thailand and Hong Kong

U17 Head Coach, New International School of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand

FEBRUARY 2016 — JUNE 2016 • Coached the NIST U17 Boys team against other international schools nation wide

U13 Head Coach, International School of Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

JANUARY 2018 — FEBRUARY 2018 • Coached the ISB U13 Boys team against other international schools nation wide

Player Development Coach, OSK Basketball Club, Bangkok Thailand

FEBRUARY 2016 — FEBRUARY 2016 • Was brought in for one month to train the guards of OSK Basketball Club in preparation for the Thailand Basketball League in Bangkok, Thailand

Assistant Basketball Coach, Great Lakes Christian College, Michigan

2015 — 2015 • Head of international recruiting and player development • Assisted in personal character development, practice planning, and game preparation

Head Coach & Tour Director, USA-Tahiti Select Team, Papeete, Tahiti

JULY 2015 — JULY 2015 • Organized a tour and served as the head coach as well as a player for an invite only team of professional American basketball players that went 5-0 playing against the Tahiti National Team and other local teams in French Polynesia

AAU Head Coach , Team Nikos Basketball Academy, California

DECEMBER 2014 — JULY 2015 • Served as head coach of a U16 team and a 3rd grade team for one of the premiere basketball academies in California • Led players of all ages throughout the academy in skill development and team training • Won multiple AAU championships throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada

Gameday Coordinator, Laguna Hills National Junior Basketball , California

JANUARY 2015 — JULY 2015 • Handled game to game operations while making sure all league rules were followed by all competing teams

Head Coach, Spring Arbor University Alumni Team, Michigan

2014 — 2014 • Coached the 2014 SAU men's basketball alumni team against the current team AAU Assistant Basketball Coach, Grand Rapids Storm, Michigan

2014 — 2014 • Served as the U15, U16, and U17 assistant coach for one of Michigan's most prestigious AAU basketball clubs • Led a future NCAA Division 1 athletes in player development and team training

Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach, Rockford High School, Michigan

NOVEMBER 2013 — MARCH 2014 • Assisted a varsity basketball team at a major Class A school in the state of Michigan • Assisted with running the scout team and practice and game preparation

Head Basketball Coach, Darwin Rebels, Darwin, Australia

2013 — 2013 • Served as head coach of the U12 and U14 boys teams of the Darwin Rebels

Lead Skills Trainer, Jason Otter School of Basketball, U.S.A. nationwide

2011 — APRIL 2013 • Traveled the United States for three summers with basketball trainer Jason Otter and ran basketball camps for elite level talent

College Basketball Player, Spring Arbor University, Michigan

SEPTEMBER 2009 — MAY 2013 • Started for four years at point guard for SAU, and received the nation’s Pete Maravich Award during senior season • For more on team records, individual accolades, awards, stats, and overall career as a player, visit Mattvp.com

Basketball Camp Director & Skills Trainer, Multiple Clubs Worldwide

JANUARY 2007 — PRESENT • Have run a large number of basketball camps in various countries around the world, and have been flown in by a number of basketball academies and club teams to organize and lead various skills clinics and/or small group workouts for the following groups (among many others): • 2020 multiple camps for Saigon Heat Organization in Vietnam • May 2019 with For the Love Academy in Bangkok, Thailand • May 2019 with Benson Workouts in Bangkok, Thailand • March 2019 with Stars Basketball Academy in Male, Maldives • March 2019 with the Maldives National Team and the Maldives Basketball Association in Hulhumale, Maldives • February 2019 with Top Flight Basketball Academy in Hong Kong • January 2019 with Kinabalu International School in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia • January 2019 with the Indonesia Basketball League in Soto, Indonesia • December 2018: Created the skills training plan and itinerary for a FIBA basketball clinic designed for the U20 National Teams of Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, and Laos prior to each team’s participation in a FIBA-run international tournament in Phnom Penh, Cambodia • May - September 2018 with E-Balls Basketball Academy in Hanoi, Vietnam • April 2018 at Premium Sports Club in Phnom Penh, Cambodia • November 2017 with Sadringham Sabres Basketball Club U16 players in Melbourne, Australia • June - July 2017 with Bangkok Youth Basketball in Thailand • November 2016 with the Kilkenny Stars in Kilkenny, Ireland • October 2016 with WHYNOTME HOOPS in Kilkenny, Ireland • July 2016 with Shooting Hoops Basketball Academy in Ireland Basketball Camps Continued...

• July 2016 with Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Albion College in Michigan • May - June 2016 with Jr. NBA in Bangkok, Thailand • February - March 2016 with Bangkok Junior Basketball League in Thailand • July 2015 with SDJ Basketball Club in Tahiti, French Polynesia • November 2014 private workouts in Antigua, Guatemala • 2009 - 2013 with Redell Elite Training, Jason Otter School of Basketball, Spring Arbor University, Calvin College, Rockford High School, East Grand Rapids Middle School, Rockford Middle School, and MVP Sportsplex in Michigan

Education Bachelor of Arts, Spring Arbor University

SEPTEMBER 2009 — MAY 2013

References Kevin Yurkus from Saigon Heat [email protected]

Todd Purves from Macau Wolf Warriors [email protected]

Ryan Cottingham from Spring Arbor University [email protected]

Jason Otter from Jason Otter School of Basketball [email protected]

Steve Majerle from Michigan Sports Hall of Fame [email protected]