805 Mustangs founder and Program director Coach Waldram grew up with a love for all sports.  He moved to the central coast to attend Cal Poly and graduated with a Kinesiology degree. 

Jared and his wife Melissa have 4 kids, which is his "why."  He started 805 Mustangs because his kids love basketball and they wanted more.  More games, better practices, and just more basketball.  

Over the past 25 years Jared has coached wrestling, softball, baseball, football and basketball. Jared Coached the Paulding middle school girls basketball team for four years and those teams won the championship each year. 

He has a  passion for coaching and teaching kids to be successful and living up to their full potential, not just on the court but in life.

Born and raised in Brawley, CA, Andy has been around the game of basketball as a player, referee, and coach for over 35 years.  As a player, he was the point guard and team captain of his high school team and played in several elite events in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Ohio.  Andy has been an educator and coach for the last 20 years, serving as a high school teacher, middle school principal, and district administrator in Southern California and on the Central Coast.   He spent 8 seasons on the Brawley Union High School boys basketball coaching staff, 3 as a Varsity assistant and 5 seasons as the Varsity team’s head coach (and program director).  Several of his teams experienced success under his leadership, evidenced by league titles and several invitations to the San Diego Section CIF playoffs.  Additionally, Andy has always demonstrated a genuine commitment to helping his players earn an opportunity to play at the collegiate level.  In 2018, Andy, his wife and two daughters, moved to the Central Coast.  Since then, he has earned a “coach of the year’ award while coaching his daughter’s youth basketball team for 2 seasons in the 5 Cities Youth Basketball League.  Also, he has spent the last 3 years coaching girls and boys as a member of the 805 Mustangs coaching staff.

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Ensign brings an attention to detail and a love for the game that stems from his playing days at Arroyo Grande High School, and Chemeketa Community College in Salem Oregon. He has coached in the 5 Cities Youth Basketball League for a number of years in both boys and girls divisions and across multiple age groups. Ensign is a strong believer in using team sports, hard work, and dedication as a way to not only prepare for the game, but for life's challenges as a whole.

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Brian grew up playing competitively on the Central Coast and is excited to grow the basketball community.  His competitive career finished after graduating from Arroyo Grande High School.  Following high school he graduated from UCSB, where he continued to compete recreationally.  He is passionate about creating transferable skills through basketball that extend beyond the court.  His coaching style focuses on offensive fundamentals, and defensive principles.  He currently lives in Arroyo Grande, and is excited to see youth basketball flourish on the Central Coast.

Coach K is a Central Coast native and has coached youth sports on the Central Coast for  5+ years, ranging from 1st - 8th grade. Her passion is helping individual athletes unlock their potential to achieve the next progression of growth, wherever they are in their basketball development. While she loves her role as coach, her philosophy is to always be a student. Coaching is an opportunity to learn more about the sport, about the kids, and about all the lessons we carry with us off the court. The more we learn, the more we have to share as a leader.

Andrea is a Central Coast native with deep ties to the community having grown up playing sports here. She has two kids and has been coaching youth sports since her kids wereB old enough to play. Andrea’s philosophy in coaching stems from the Double Goal Coach Model: winning games, but, more importantly, using sports to teach important life skills such as perseverance and resilience that will serve athletes well beyond the court. She is honored to be the Nipomo Youth Basketball Coach of the year in 2022 and apply her extensive basketball knowledge to the Mustangs program. 

Rivera has over 15 years coaching experience at the high school and college levels. His experience has primarily been in Collegiate Football and Track and Field, where he was both an All-Conference and All-American athlete. He has spent the last 8 years coaching youth sports. Rivera puts a focus on both the mental and physical development of young athletes. He also provides great insight into the abilities needed to make it to the next level.

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Noah Pick has been passionate about basketball since the first time picking up a ball. He has shown love back to the game in various ways, through his playing career, coaching and training influence, and his work with the nonprofit Project Backboard to share the game with others. Noah played for Arroyo Grande HS for the first part of his high school career, before transferring to Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, KS. His accolades as a player include placing 2nd nationally in the Jr. NBA skills challenge, winning a southern section state semifinals in California, winning an open division state championship in Kansas, winning the inaugural NIBC championship, and playing for the ESPN #1 HS team when he played at Sunrise. Noah is finishing his first year at Cal Poly, where he plays basketball. Noah has been coached by two-time Naismith coach of the year Luke Barnwell, and hopes to share the knowledge he has learned throughout his career with the next generation of hoopers! 

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