Mustangz AAU

DEREK PICCINI

Playing Experience
I was a four year varsity starter at Ridgefield Memorial High School where I was a captain for 3 years, scored 1,153 points, and voted 2nd team all Bergen County my senior year. I played college basketball and football at Rowan University. I was a leader of my team and named team captain on the basketball team my senior year.

Coaching experience
My coaching experience includes 3 years as a boys varsity head coach at Hoboken High School from 2011-2014. I then served 5 years as a JV and assistant varsity coach at Ridgefield Memorial High School. For the 2019-2020 season I joined the boys Paramus basketball program as an assistant varsity coach. I have been with the Mustangz program since its inception in 2016 and have coached every age group. I have trained both boys and girls at the high school and middle school levels. As a K-12 Health and Physical Education Teacher, I am comfortable working with any age group. Other certifications include CPR/AED.

MARCUS JIMINEZ

I was always an athlete. Whether it was on the basketball court in college or running for the track team, being a part of a team has always been a part of my life.

After college, l started a new team as a Health & Physical Education teacher and basketball coach in Paterson and Clifton Public Schools. My goal as a PhysEd/coach is to show the importance of living an active and healthy lifestyle as well as installing core values and principles players will carry with them on and off the court. It is important to me to lead by example, and so through CrossFit and Basketball I have stayed physically active. I have been involved in Crossfit for the past 2 years and coaching basketball for 3 years and this path has lead me to the team here at Mustangz

The unseen hours you put into your craft as a player or coach, the inner voice that tells you to keep going - keep pushing - this is my inner voice - and this drive is what I hope to inspire in those I coach.

MATT BREEN

Sports have been the focal point of my life ever since I was in elementary school. Because of this, I learned at a very young age that hard work, dedication, and patience were the keys to success in sports and in life. 

I have been a physical education and health teacher in Hackensack School District since 2015. As a Phys Ed and Health teacher I am not only responsible for guiding student athletes in the right direction in a school setting but also in their everyday lives. Helping students understand the importance of being well rounded and proud of the consistent effort they put into something, makes what I do so enjoyable. 

I am lucky enough to say that I have been coaching basketball at the high school level since 2013. I was an assistant varsity coach at Pequannock Township High School for 3 seasons and I am currently the Paramus Spartans boys JV coach. I have held my current position with the Paramus basketball program since the 2017 season. Most recently, in 2021, I was brought onto the Mustangz coaching staff. I am excited to collaborate with the other amazing coaches on the staff to help our boys and girls basketball players grow each and every day. 

JAMIE CASCIANO

”Being a positive influence on kids and making an impact in there lives is what coaching is all about.” Says coach Jamie. 

“A coach’s worth isn’t found in there W/L record...It’s about there impact in the game and more importantly the impact in their players lives.”

2016 NJIC Liberty Div coach of year

20+ years coaching

14 years varsity head coach Ridgefield Memorial HS

Most wins in school history