Program Director, Co-Founder, Coach
Contact: devin@lightsouthoops.com

Devin began to truly become a student of the game after being cut from his high school team in Simi Valley, CA. However, Devin’s continued determination and perseverance eventually landed him a spot on the team. Devin took his experiences as a player and applied it to youth basketball, prepared to teach the fundamentals necessary to play on a high school level team. Devin has been coaching youth basketball since 2002 and began as a volunteer coach at Balboa Sports Center. He took his passion for coaching and collaborated with Jena Laolagi to form Lights Out Hoops in January of 2006. Devin is currently the Lights Out Hoops Program Director and coach. Devin also served time as the Assistant Varsity Coach at AGBU High School, Canoga Park, CA (2006-2007) and has been offered various high school JV, Assistant Varsity and Varsity positions around the San Fernando Valley, but chooses to spend his time developing youth basketball players in the San Fernando Valley and LA area.

As an employee at Balboa Sports Center, Devin has been the Adult Basketball League commissioner since 2002. Devin has also spent his time working as the Camp Director for multiple basketball camps in the San Fernando Valley.

In May 2006, Devin graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Psychology at California State University Northridge and he is currently pursuing his M.A. in Sport Management at California State University Long Beach.

Director of Operations, Co-Founder, Treasurer, Coach
Contact: jena@lightsouthoops.com

As a high school athlete, at Birmingham High School, Jena was a 3 year Varsity basketball starter (2000-2003) and spent 2 years as team captain.  During her Junior and Senior year she was selected as a member of the First Team All West Valley League and team MVP. 

Jena began coaching her younger sister at the recreational level at Balboa Sports Center in 2003.  In 2005, Jena was selected as the Assistant Coach for the Valley and LA City Championship All-Star team. After coaching for multiple seasons at Balboa, Jena took her experience as a player and coach to develop a group of all-star players into the first Lights Out Hoops team. With the help of Co-founder Devin McElvogue, Lights Out Hoops was formed in January of 2006.  After Lights Out Hoops inception, Jena cultivated an interest in the management and operation of her own club basketball program. Jena currently serves as the Director of Operations, Treasurer and Coach for the club.  While coaching and operating Lights Out Hoops, Jena also served her time as a High School coach at Birmingham High School, Lake Balboa, CA, as the Girls Basketball Assistant Varsity coach (2005-2006) and at Harvard Westlake School, North Hollywood, CA, as the Girls JV Head Assistant (2007-2008).  Jena's goals are to continue to provide a high quality club basketball program that aids in the growth and development of young student athletes in preparation of a higher level of basketball. 

Jena received her B.A. in Sociology in May 2007 at California State University Northridge and she is currently pursuing her M.A. in Sport Management at California State University Long Beach.  Her career aspirations are in the field of Event Management and as an Athletic Director, at the High School or Collegiate level.

Program Manager, Promotions Manager, Coach
Contact: adam@lightsouthoops.com

Adam Levine's passion for coaching youth basketball began as a recreational level coach at Balboa Sports Center, in which he is now the league commissioner.  He also has experience coaching at the Junior High level for VBS in Encino, CA and Laurel Hall in North Hollywood, CA.  Soon after graduating from Montclair Prep in 2005, Adam began coaching club basketball for ARC (American Roundball Association) as the coach of the Ankle Breakers.  Adam used his experience from ARC and joined forces with Lights Out Hoops in the fall of 2006 and now serves as the Program Manager, Manager of Promotions and Coach.  While coaching with Lights Out, Adam also founded the High School Team, Let It Rain, which operated for 2 years.  Let it Rain found success in its first season by winning the ARC fall league High School division Championship.

Adam’s love for sports has lead to his current career aspiration to be in radio. Adam is currently pursuing his B.A. in Broadcast Journalism at California State University of Northridge.

Burbank Program Manager, Coach
Contact: andrew@lightsouthoops.com

Andrew Rife began coaching while attending Burbank High School in Burbank, CA. He was asked to coach the 8th graders and spent the next three years, after graduating high school, with the Frosh and JV teams. He has since coached a number of teams ranging from the 3rd - 8th grade level in the Burbank Park & Recreation League. Andrew chooses not to continue coaching high school basketball because he prefers developing youth athletes. In March of 2008, Andrew joined the Lights Out Hoops program and has since become the Program Manager and coach for the Lights Out Burbank Raptors. Andrew’s goal is to increase the number of youth club basketball participants in the Burbank community.

Andrew is currently a student at Glendale College and plans to complete his B.A. and further his education at a 4 year university.