Coach JC Alexander – Head Coach
Coach JC is entering his 8th season as the head coach for the Thunder Boys Basketball program. JC is a proud Thunder Alumni. Coach transferred to Mountain View for his senior year after growing up in Portland and attending Franklin HS for 3 years. Coach JC is excited to be the head coach again this year. In the first 7 seasons he has led the Thunder to 3 postseason berths, 2 state tournament appearances and 1 league title.
JC came to the sideline at Mountain after 3 seasons at Parkrose High School in Portland. During his 3 years at Parkrose, he led the Broncos to 3 state tournament appearances, finishing 16, 7 and 3rd respectively in his time. Also sending multiple kids off to college basketball, including 3 to the division 1 ranks.
Coach JC is the father of an energetic young boy who is 9 years old and in the 4th grade. When JC is not in the gym with the Thunder, he is typically spending time with his son, somewhere outside or coaching him in the numerous sports he participates in year round or playing some video games with his son.
Coach Steven “Stix” Hodney – Varsity Assistant Coach
Coach Stix is entering his 4th season as the varsity assistant coach at Mountain View, but he is not new to the school; Stix has been on the staff for all 8 years at MV and the 3 seasons at Parkrose.
Coach Hodney “Stix” as everyone calls him, brings wealth of knowledge and experience to the staff and program. Coach Stix played college basketball at North Idaho College (then a NJCCAA Member). Coach Stix is originally from Maryland but had family ties out in Oregon, once he finished school, he moved to Vancouver, WA and started working and playing adult softball.
In his spare time, Coach Stix’s is either playing softball, traveling all over the country or in the gym with the MV Boys.
Coach JC’s Words:
“Stix is probably one of the more important people in the program, as a volunteer, you don’t always get much in return, but his love for the game and love for the boys’ development, and assisting anywhere needed has been one of the more underrated aspects, but is the most appreciated.”
Coach Chris Wilson – JV Head Coach/Varsity Assistant
Coach Chris is entering his 4th year with the Thunder Boys Basketball program. He is a graduate of Oregon State (but is a huge Ducks fan), and participated in intramurals there. Chris has done some amazing things in the Corvallis Community during his time at OSU, and commitment to growing, learning and building relationships with the boys is amazing.
Coach Chris lives in Portland, and played for Coach JC at Parkrose for 2 seasons.
Coach JC’s Words:
” Coach Chris is my first player to come back and want to coach, he also said he didn’t want to coach under anyone else. His youthfulness, excitement and joy to be giving back, when he was playing for me I could tell he would be giving back to the game at some point. It is nice having Chris around to help mentor the boys, and knows what I expect from my players first hand, and he can help them grow and thrive.”
Coach Tre Cannon – C Team Head Coach/Varsity Assistant
Coach Tre Cannon is entering his first year at Mountain View, he is a 2021 graduate of Fort Vancouver High School where he played 4 years of varsity basketball. After graduation he went on to play for Linn Benton Community College for 3 years. Tre has coached youth basketball around the Albany, OR area and Clark County most recently working with Gametime AAU. Tre is excited to work with the new generation of young basketball players as they begin their journey and growth in high school basketball.
Coach JC on Tre, “Tre is young and energetic and brings alot of experience to the staff from the basketball side. Watching Tre this spring and summer coaching and working with kids was a treat, he connects to the kids and relates to their needs and can work with any skill set, we are excited to have Tre on staff this year”