Basketball - Men's Varsity
Overview
Men's Basketball Program Overview
The basketball program at SMH is growing by leaps and bounds. We recently renovated our two existing gyms and have also added the Ancira Events Center with two more full size courts. Our program consists of multiple teams from the Lower and Middle Schools, and 3 Upper School teams. These courts will allow for more significant practice time and game opportunities for all levels of our basketball program.
The varsity program plays an extremely competitive schedule in TAPPS 5A District 3. While each year we do have some players for whom basketball is their only varsity sport, the vast majority of our players are talented multi-sport varsity athletes. We are very glad that most of our players continue the proud prep school tradition of participating in multiple sports.
Our program focuses on teaching the fundamentals. Everyone in the program will learn about how to be a good teammate and to work together to pursue a common goal. We hope that each of the boys will learn the value of hard work, teamwork, competitiveness, and respect that will help them to be successful in every area of their life.
For more information contact:
Jahrrend Arnold
210-483-9160
jarnold@smhall.org
Varsity Head Coach![]() Jahrrend Arnold |
Jahrrend Arnold takes over as Head Men's Varsity Coach 2022. |
Varsity Assistant Coach![]() Jim Stewart |
Jim Stewart is a San Antonio native and has been involved in the sport of basketball for over 50 years, both as a player and a coach. His passion and purpose are to help young athletes maximize their potential both on and off the court and become future leaders in their communities. Most recently, in 2013 he founded SABO, establishing a youth basketball organization that has helped 35+ athletes achieve their goal of playing college basketball and helped 100’s of others become high quality varsity athletes. |
Varsity Assistant Coach![]() Anthony Hailey |
Anthony Hailey is originally from Hampton, VA and has been in San Antonio since 2012. Coach Hailey has been around basketball since the age of 5 and has been coaching since 2008. He had the privilege to learn and coach under the prestigious Boo Williams’ AAU program. Coach Hailey also coached at his Alma Mater of Bethel High School. After moving to San Antonio, he has successfully operated his own AAU program and training sessions. Coach Hailey joined the SMH basketball coaching staff in 2021. |
Varsity Assistant Coach![]() Joe Aldrete |
Joe Aldrete has been working with the Florida State University Basketball team since 2019. He has had the opportunity to learn under legendary Coach Leonard Hamilton who is one of the winningest coaches in ACC history. Additionally, Coach Aldrete has worked other events and expos with other college coaches such as Ed Cooley, Kelvin Sampson, and NBA trainer Drew Hanlen. |