Sasha Kaun

Co-Founder, Basketball Coach

Sasha started playing basketball at 16 years of age. He understands the hard work that it takes to catch up and be able to compete. Through dedication and an amazing high school coach that gave everything to developing his athletes, Sasha won a 3A high school state championship and went on to receive a scholarship from the University of Kansas. Sasha played all four years, winning a National Championship with the Jayhawks his senior year. Sasha entered the NBA Draft where his rights were picked up late second round by the Cleveland Cavaliers. As a Russian citizen, he chose to sign with CSKA Moscow where he played professionally for 7 seasons. After a successful European career including 6 trips to the Euroleague Final Four and an Olympic Bronze medal with the Russian Olympic Team, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Sasha. Sasha won the 2016 NBA Championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but retired following that season due to injury. Starting Evergreen Sports Academy gives Sasha a chance to get back to what he loves and share his knowledge and experience with young athletes.

Aubin Goporo

Basketball Director, Basketball Coach

Coach Goporo has an exceptional coaching background, his journey began at Florida Air Academy in 2000. During his 15-year tenure at FAA, he won 5 state titles and made 7 final fours. Over 40 players he coached went on to play at Division I schools one of which was Sasha Kaun. His impressive resume also includes roles as the Director of Player Development at the University of Tennessee and University of Louisiana-Lafayette, as well as the Head Coach for the Central African Republic national team, his home country.