Coach Matthew Stein
Coach Matt Stein has dedicated more than 15 years to coaching high school basketball and served as the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Hopewell Valley Central High School for the past 10 years. Throughout his tenure, he built a highly competitive program centered on player development, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence. Under Coach Stein's leadership, Hopewell Valley achieved some of the most successful seasons in program history, including setting the school record for most wins in a season with 21 victories, earning the No. 1 seed in the Mercer County Tournament, advancing to the Mercer County Tournament semifinals at Cure Arena, and reaching the Mercer County Tournament Championship Game. Coach Stein has also helped countless student-athletes reach their individual goals. His players have earned numerous honors, including Conference Scoring Champion, CYO All-Star Game selections, North vs. South All-Star Game selections, Conference Player of the Year, All-CVC Team honors, All-Area Team recognition, and opportunities to continue their basketball careers at the collegiate level. His dedication to developing both players and people has also been recognized through multiple Coach of the Year awards and he has recorded more than 135 career victories.
Beyond basketball, Coach Stein serves as an assistant coach for the Hopewell Valley Boys and Girls Cross Country teams where he continues to mentor student-athletes in a different competitive setting. In the classroom, he spent eight years teaching at Toll Gate Grammar School and currently teaches special education at Hopewell Valley Central High School. Coach Stein is passionate about helping young athletes build confidence, develop strong fundamentals, and grow their love for the game. He looks forward to working with every camper and creating a fun, challenging, and rewarding basketball experience.
Coach Jeff Molinelli
Coach Molinelli has been a respected leader in Mercer County basketball for more than 30 years as both a standout player and accomplished coach. A Lawrence native who later moved to Hopewell, Coach Molinelli developed a lifelong passion for the game that has inspired countless student-athletes throughout the area.
As a player at Hopewell Valley Central High School, Coach Molinelli enjoyed one of the most decorated careers in school history. He surpassed the 1,000-point milestone, earned First Team All-CVC and All-Area honors, was named MVP of the CVC All-Star Game, and received the prestigious Jack Cryan Award. In recognition of his outstanding achievements, he was inducted into the Hopewell Valley Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. He continued his basketball career at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), where he was a four-year varsity player and served as team captain during his senior season.
For the past 18 years, Coach Molinelli has been one of Mercer County's premier high school basketball coaches. He began his coaching journey as the freshman coach at Hopewell Valley before leading his alma mater as the varsity head coach. He later became the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Lawrence High School where he coached for 15 years. He is currently the Boys Head Soccer coach and Physical Education teacher at Lawrence.
As the boys head basketball coach he guided the Cardinals to the Central Jersey Group 3 Championship, established a school record with 21 wins in a season, captured the Central Group 3 Sectional Championship, won the Valley Division title, and advanced to the Colonial Valley Conference Tournament Championship Game.
Coach Molinelli has built a reputation for developing outstanding players both on and off the court. His athletes have earned numerous accolades, including Conference Scoring Champion, CVC Player of the Year, CYO All-Star selections, All-CVC and All-Area honors, and opportunities to continue their basketball careers at the collegiate level. His commitment to excellence has also been recognized with Coach of the Year honors, and he has amassed more than 150 career victories.
Above all, Coach Molinelli is passionate about helping young athletes reach their full potential. He is thrilled to partner with Primetime Athletics to share his knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for the game while creating a positive, energetic, and challenging environment where every camper can improve their skills, build confidence, and develop a lifelong passion for basketball.
Coach Dana Williams
Dana Williams is the current Lawrence High School Girls Varsity Basketball Coach where she holds the record for the most wins in the program's history with a 20 win season in 2013. Coach Williams is a proud graduate of LHS where she was captain of both the soccer and basketball teams when she was a student-athlete. She went on to play soccer and basketball at Salisbury University in Maryland. Coach Williams is currently in her 19th year as a Health and PE teacher at Lawrence High School. She is also teaching a coaching course elective which she started at the high school. She is proud to have been named teacher of the year, mercer county coach of the year, and also to be an inductee to the LHS Athletic hall of fame throughout her career. Coach always strives to not only develop players technically and tactically to succeed in basketball, but also to help develop their character and work ethic to help them succeed in life. She takes pride in developing not only strong, confident athletes, but also “player coaches” to think the game at a high level as well. Coach Williams is so excited to run girls basketball camps again in Lawrence where she can help make a positive impact on all of the players that come through the gym!