Force Basketball Coaching Staff

The quality and experience of our coaching is unmatched. We have a targeted curriculum and time-tested systems. We operate with integrity and we have strong relationships with college coaches and other highly competitive programs across the Nation and especially in the PNW.

Chad Meadors

Showcase Team Coach

Coach Meadors is the current Head Coach of the Women’s Basketball Program at Bushnell University. He has transformed the Women’s Program at Bushnell into one of the premier NAIA Collegiate Programs on the West Coast. Coach Meadors coaches our 18U Showcase Teams and gives our players an unbelievable opportunity to be given high level collegiate instruction and genuine assistance with the recruiting process. He and Coach Porter are also the founders of their Elite Skills Showcase Camp called Hardwood Dreams Academy hosted here in Central Oregon.

Lucas Meyers

Showcase Team Head Coach

Coach Meyers is the current Head Coach of the Women’s Basketball Program at Lower Columbia Community College. After stepping into that role Coach Meyers took LCC to a West Region Championship and an elite 8 appearance in the NWAC National Championship Tournament. Lucas gives our Force Players another amazing opportunity to receive guidance from a current collegiate coach who understands the various levels of collegiate basketball and can offer genuine and honest guidance regarding the recruiting process.

Coach Porter

Director/14U Team Cobalt Head Coach

Coach Porter is the Founder and Director of Central Oregon Force Basketball and the Head Program Coach. Coach Porter is a former Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach at Redmond High School and is a current Administrator in the Redmond School District. Porter has 20+ years of coaching and player development experience and has helped players of all ages pursue their goals, helping many achieve their dream of playing at the collegiate level. In addition, Porter is the founder and current President of Energy Youth Basketball Club, which is the feeder program for Ridgeview and Redmond High School boys and girls programs in Redmond, OR as well as the co-founder of Hardwood Dreams Academy, a unique player development and recruiting program designed to help female players receive professional instruction, recruiting exposure and an opportunity to build pathways to collegiate playing opportunities. Coach Porter is a former collegiate athlete who played football at Linfield College. Porter and his wife Holli are the proud parents of three beautiful ballers, Maisen #33, Bergen #2 and Sloane #3. When not in the gym you can find them on the river enjoying the ride and fly fishing for elusive trout and steelhead.

USA Basketball Gold Certified

Coach Ramirez

HS Teams Assistant Coach

Coach Maria Ramirez brings over 8 years of competitive coaching experience to Central Oregon Force. Maria is the current Head Women’s Coach at Bend Senior High School. She is also a former 4A State Player of the Year in basketball and State Champion at La Pine High School, and went on as a collegiate athlete in basketball and track at Northwest Nazarene University and Oregon Tech. Coach Maria was introduced into college coaching as the first assistant coach at Oregon Tech in Klamath Falls. She focused on player recruitment, player development, and defensive principles and matchups. Later, Coach Maria became the head coach at Klamath Union High School for two seasons before moving back to Central Oregon in 2021. Coach Maria is excited to begin coaching at all age levels and assist in growing players both as athletes and future leaders.

USA Basketball Gold Certified

Coach Cheney

MS/HS Assistant Head Coach

Coach Cheney brings 17+ years of coaching experience to the program. Coach Cheney has coached and worked in player development for both boys and girls at all levels. He is currently the Head Coach for our MS Team Programs. Coach Cheney brings a unique blend of playing, coaching and player development experience to our team and is a relentlessly positive influence in our program. Cheney is also an original member and Vice President of Energy Youth Basketball Club. Coach Cheney and his wife Lyndsay are the parents of two beautiful ballers, Dylan #5 and Logyn #6.

USA Basketball Gold Certified

Coach Johnson

14U Team Topaz Head Coach

Coach Johnson currently assists our MS Team that includes his awesome daughter Abby! Coach Johnson is also currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Bend Senior High School and teaches Math. He has a great deal of coaching experiences Oregon high school hoops which includes being the Head Boys Coach at Liberty High School in Portland, Oregon as well.

Coach Dobrkovsky

14U Team Topaz Coach

Coach Dobrkovsky joined Force in 2023 as another addition to the staff with tremendous Varsity High School coaching experience. His experience includes time in the Salem, OR area at Sprague High School for the Boys Program that had success for many years. He has also developed a strong youth program for the Cascade High School Girls in recent years. His influence on Oregon basketball stretches across the entire state due to connections with other programs/tournaments he has assists with such as Summer 3 on 3 events like the “Oregon Hoopla”.

Coach Sloper

MS Teams Head/Asst Coach

Coach Kurt Sloper coaches for our MS Teams and brings a multitude of experiences from his 19 years of serving as a coach, teacher and school administrator. From 2005 - 2012 he was the Girls Varsity Basketball Coach at Crook County High School where they qualified for the post-season 4 times, twice being the IMC runner-up, and twice being named the IMC Coach of the Year. Kurt and his wife, Niki, continue to live in Prineville where he coaches his daughters, Mckinley and Morgan, in the Crook County Spurs and the Central Oregon Force basketball programs. Kurt has a passion for developing positive culture, competitive players and teams, and helping players reach their best versions of themselves: Both as players and people.

USA Basketball Gold Certified

Ryan Eckman

MS/HS Assistant

Coach Ryan Eckman coaches for our HS/MS Teams and brings a wide range of experiences from his 24 years of serving as a coach, teacher and school administrator. From 2005 - 2013 he was the Athletic Director at Amity High School. Ryan has also served as a head coach for several Varsity sports including Football, Softball, Baseball, Golf, and Girl’s Basketball. During Ryan’s years of coaching basketball, he has coached at nearly every level. Most recent, Ryan was the Girl’s Varsity Assistant Coach at Bend Senior High School from 2017-2021 and helped lead the program to three post-season berths at both 5A & 6A levels. Ryan and his wife Melissa currently own/operate a construction company in Bend, Oregon where he enjoys camping, hunting, fishing, and coaching his daughter’s Kallie, Blaire, and MJ in various sports, including Junior Cougs Softball and Force Basketball. Ryan is dedicated to developing a strong work ethic, positive culture, a drive to compete, and helping youth become the best people possible.

Coach Klontz

MS Teams Head Coach

Coach Klontz joins us this season as a Head Coach for our MS Teams. Coach Klontz played basketball throughout her collegiate career at Southern Oregon University. She is a thoughtful, genuine and meticulous teacher of the game and the girls love her! Coach Klontz and her husband Nathan have two beautiful daughters, Presley and Harper. Coach Klontz also oversees all financial aspects of our organization and works for an accounting firm.

USA Basketball Gold Certified

Coach Crook

Individual Skills Trainer and Assistant Coach

Coach Crook has Coached our HS Teams and now runs our private/group training sessions for players in our program year round. Coach Crook is a former Varsity Assistant for various High School Boys and Girls Basketball programs. He has also started or coached for various AAU/Club Basketball Programs in Oregon and Arizona. He brings a passion and patience to the game our players love and connect with. Coach Crook is a former collegiate athlete and played soccer at Oregon State University and Bushnell University.

USA Basketball Gold Certified

Coach Snow

MS Teams Asst Coach

Coach Snow is an assistant coach for our MS and HS teams. Coach Snow is an alumnus of Redmond High School where she starred in soccer, basketball and softball. Snow joins CO Force for the 2021 season and has coached for Energy Hoop Club the past three seasons. “Coach Jenny” as the players call her, is an outstanding female role model for our players and brings a can-do attitude to everything she does.

USA Basketball Gold Certified

Coach Ure

MS/HS Teams Assistant Coach

Coach Scott joins Force as an assistant for our MS and HS Teams. Coach Ure grew up in Montana and is a graduate of Montana State University. A three sport high school athlete, Coach Ure spent several years coaching High School Baseball in Alaska. He now resides in Redmond, but still works on the “Slope” as an engineer for Conoco-Phillips. Coach Ure brings a lot of patience, wisdom and positivity to the program and takes every chance he can get to build players confidence. Coach Ure and his wife Samantha are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters and Force ballers, Azlynn #22 and Ainsley #20.

USA Basketball Gold Certified

Brian Manselle

MS/HS Head Coach and Assistant

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