The Program:

  • Upcoming: Rebels Program (12 teams) head to Palm Springs for the Annual Labor Day Classic Tournament

  • Rebels Los Angeles is officially up to 12 teams and growing as the newest addition to the group was the 4-5-6th grade girls

  • Rebels Basketball successfully completes a program Texas Trip for a tournament in March of 2026. This marks the 3rd out of State Tournament behind Arizona and Las Vegas (yearly tradition)

  • Rebels Basketball has officially launched its 2nd/3rd grade girls developmental program in the Summer of 2026

Active Members:

  • Rebels Director, Nareg Kopooshian, Head Coach of the Armenia National U16 Team just won a FIBA Eurobasket Gold Medal with the Armenia U16 National Team. Rebels players, Ethan Kazanjian and Jivan Dorian (youngest active player in the competition), are among those on the Armenia National U16 Roster and Chris Tchamkertenian was the lead Assistant Coach of the Team. Ethan Kazanjian was selected as an All-Star 5 member of the FIBA Tournament, signifying that he was one of the top players of the tournament. In addition, Chloe Mitilian, just completed her first stint with the Armenia u16 women’s national team.

  • Rebels Director, Nareg Kopooshian nominated as one of the Most Influential High School Coaches in Southern California by Silver Waves Media

  • Lady Rebels Forward, Chloe Mitilian is selected to join the FIBA Armenia National U16 Women’s Roster

  • Coach Armen Leylekian advances to the CIF Quarterfinals with the AGBU Varsity Girls in the 2025/26 Season

  • Rebels Co-Director Aram Arslanian launches Maincard MMA App, which is a proud partner of Rebels Basketball

FIBA EUROBASKET GOLD

Our Rebels Coaches & Players win the FIBA Eurobasket 2026

Hall Of Player Accomplishments:

  • Isaiah Bennett (1000+ HS career scorer), Distinguished Rebels Alumni successfully finished his freshman season at NCAA Division 3 — University of La Verne

  • Avand Dorian (1500+ HS career scorer), Distinguished Rebels Alumni, played basketball at NCAA Division 1 — USC Trojans

  • Gary Ekmekjian, Distinguished Rebels Alumni, played basketball at NCAA Division 3 — Lake Forest College

  • Apriar Harmandjian, Distinguished Rebels Alumni, played basketball at Glendale Community College

  • Garo Ohannessian, Distinguished Rebels Alumni, currently holds a single game 3pt FGM record at AGBU with 13 3’s in 1 game (December 2025) — The record was previously held by Andrew Keshishian (11) and Matthew Sahnazoglu (12)

  • Isaiah Bennett and Alex Vakian, Distinguished Rebels Alumni, hold an AGBU record of 78 career Varsity Wins

Hall Of Fame High School Team

Class of 2023 — 17U Open Division, Bigfoothoops Las Vegas Classic

Program Accomplishments:

  • Established in 2016

  • Celebrating 10 Years of Player Development

  • Players/Coaches with Multiple High School League Championships

  • Players/Coaches with CIF Southern Section Success

  • Players/Coaches with CIF State Playoff Appearances

  • High School and Collegiate Athlete Development

  • Professional & National Team Coaching Experience

  • Hundreds of Athletes Developed

  • Proven Track Record of Preparing Players for the Next Level

EDITED: MAY 30, 2026

NCAA Division 1 & Pro’s who work w/ Coach Nareg:

Rodney Brown — Seton Hall University

Vyctorius Miller — Georgetown University

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn — Texas Tech University

Myles Che — St. Mary’s University

Lino Mark — Rutgers University

Hayden Gray — Utah Jazz

Markell Alston — UCLA