Mergin Sina - Director

Coach Sina is currently the Head Varsity Basketball Coach at Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone, NJ. For the past 20 + years, he had led Gill St. Bernard’s to numerous Somerset County championships, as well as being ranked in USA Today’s Top 25 national ranking. Gill St Bernard’s school has now become one of New Jersey’s powerhouse programs, that have led many players to pursue their careers at the highest level collegiately. Some of these players include Paul Mulcahy (Rutgers), Alex Mitola (George Washington), Dominic Hoffman (Bucknell), Zach Martini (Princeton), Tyus Battle (Syracuse), and many others.

Coach Mergin Sina played college basketball at both Seton Hall University (“Big East”) and Rhode Island University (“Atlantic Ten”) as well as professional basketball in Europe for twelve years. A “versatile” player, his basketball talents enabled him to play in the top professional leagues in Belgium, Spain, Italy, Argentina and Portugal. He was league MVP in 1994 and his career scoring average was 23.0 points per game. He even scored 69 points in one game and still holds the single game scoring record in Portugal. During his professional basketball career, Mergin was also invited to and participated in the NBA veteran’s training camps with the New Jersey Nets, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors. Some of his coaches were:

• P.J. Carlesimo (Assistant Coach – San Antonio Spurs)

• Brendan Malone (Assistant Coach – Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks)

• Tom Penders (Head Men’s Basketball Coach – University of Texas)

• Al Skinner (Head Men’s Basketball Coach – Boston College) Coach

Jaren Sina - Director

Jaren Sina was three-time All-State guard who scored 2,146 points, breaking Jeffrey Dangelmajer’s all-time scoring record, and handed out 861 assists at Gill St. Bernard’s School. Also was a four-star recruit who ranked in the top-100 nationally in the 2013 class by ESPN.com. He was three-time Somerset County Player of the Year who helped transform Gill St. Bernard’s into a national powerhouse. He finished as the all-time leading scorer and assist leader in Somerset County history, and was second in three-pointers. Jaren went on to play in the Big East conference for Seton Hall University. In his freshman year he was selected to the Big East All Rookie team, while being ranked in the top 10 in the conference for three-point point shooting percentage. Sina was a two year starter for Seton Hall, then finishing up his remaining eligibility at George Washington University. For the colonials, Sina ranked in the top 10 in the Atlantic conference in three point field goals made, three point field goal percentage, and assist to ratio percentage. He continued his basketball career in Europe, while being named a starter for the Kosovo national team. He competed in the 2017 European qualifiers, World Cup qualifiers in 2018, and faced current NBA player Goran Dragic in Slovenia. Sina signed his first professional contract in Estonia, and went on to also play professionally in France, Austria, and Poland