Coach Jaren Sina was three-time All-State guard who scored 2,146 points, breaking Jeffrey Dangelmajer’s all-time scoring record, and handed out 861 assists at Gill St. Bernard’s School. Also was a four-star recruit who ranked in the top-100 nationally in the 2013 class by ESPN.com. He was three-time Somerset County Player of the Year who helped transform Gill St. Bernard’s into a national powerhouse. The Knights broke into the USA Today High School top 25, rising as high as No. 15 in 2012. He finished as the all-time leading scorer and assist leader in Somerset County history, and was second in three-pointers.
Coach Jaren went on to play in the Big East conference for Seton Hall University. In his freshman year he was selected to the Big East All Rookie team, while being ranked in the top 10 in the conference for three-point point shooting percentage. Sina was a two year starter for Seton Hall, then finishing up his remaining eligibility at George Washington University. For the colonials, Sina ranked in the top 10 in the Atlantic conference in three point field goals made, three point field goal percentage, and assist to ratio percentage.
He continued his basketball career in Europe, while being named a starter for the Kosovo national team. He competed in the 2017 European qualifiers, World Cup qualifiers in 2018, and faced current NBA player Goran Dragic in Slovenia. Sina signed his first professional contract in Estonia, and went on to also play professionally in France, Austria, and Poland. Sina’s main goal now is to focus on his youth basketball academy, and help develop talent throughout the state of New Jersey.