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TX Gym Rats Basketball Academy Staff

JD Robinson

Owner/Director

JD Robinson is a native of Mineral Wells, TX and graduated in 2003 from Mineral Wells High School. Robinson continued his playing career at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX. While at Tarleton State, he was a part of two Lonestar Conference Championships, two Regional Championships, two Elite Eights and one Final Four.

After playing, Robinson joined the staff as the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at Tarleton State University for two seasons under Hall of Fame head coach Lonn Reisman. Robinson was in charge of player development and high school recruiting.

Robinson’s first high school job was in 2009 as the varsity assistant at Byron Nelson High School in Northwest Independent School District. While at Byron Nelson, Robinson helped build a 50-7 home record over the first four varsity seasons and win over a hundred games. He helped lead the Bobcats to a regional finals appearance in 2012, two district championships and four playoff appearances.

After his five year stint at Byron Nelson High School, Robinson accepted his first head coaching position at Benbrook High School in Fort Worth ISD. He again had the opportunity to build a program from the ground up. Robinson’s team made the first playoff appearance in the school’s history and he was able to build a culture of winning that is continuing.

Robinson most recently served as the head boys basketball coach at Aledo High School for the previous five years. Robinson rebuilt the program and led the Bearcats to the state playoffs in four out of the five years. In 2024, the Bearcats made boys basketball history at Aledo High School by winning the second ever playoff game, the first was won in 2002. Robinson was instrumental in building and developing a new youth movement for basketball in Aledo that will vastly improve the culture for many years to come.

He and his wife, Aimee, have a daughter, Kinlee (10), and two sons, Rhett (6) and River (2).

Staff

Austin Denmon

McMurry University Player

High School Coach

Director of Player Development

Chris Gonzales

Westmont College Player

2000 NAIA All American

Played professionally in Mexico, China, Canada and United States

Coached at Michael Jordan Flight School

Coached at Lebron James Basketball Academy

Chris Johnson

Brookhaven College Player

All-Region Southwest HS

Coached at Marcus Smart Basketball Camp

Worked alongside Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics Organization)

David Kubicsek

Point Park University Player

22 years of High School Coaching

12 years of Head Coaching Experience

Ernest Mims

Eastern New Mexico University

Head Boys Coach, Keller Timber Creek HS

15 years of High School Coaching Experience

Isabel Carrion

McMurry University Standout Player

American Southwest Conference All Defensive Player

Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Player

Joni Myers

West Texas A&M Hall of Champions Member

NCAA All-American

Lonestar Conference Player of the Year

Middle School Girls Coach, Aledo ISD

Kendall Timmons

Tulane University Standout Player

Conference USA All-Conference

Texas High School Player of the Year

Played Professionally in Germany, Portugal and Iceland

Import and Eurobasket Player of the Year

Matthew Munson

Central Arkansas University

15 years of High School Coaching Experience

Multiple High School State Playoff Appearances

Tracy Elms

TCU Standout Player

JUCO All-American

NCAA Tournament Appearance

High School Girls Coach, Aledo HS

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