Meet The Coaches
Subscribe to our NewsletterMichael James - Varsity Head Coach
Claremont Athletics just bolstered their incredible coaching staff with another great hire. Micheal James, former Head Coach of Girls Varsity Basketball at Diamond Ranch and Walnut, has accepted the position at Claremont High. The Pack is so excited to have someone with Coach Jame’s experience, success, and character join the Wolfpack Athletic Staff!!
Erika Williams- Varsity Assistant Coach
This is Erika first year coaching at Claremont High School. A 2012 graduate of Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, Calif...coach was Michael James...named first team All-CIF and first team All-Inland Empire as a junior...the 2011 Hacienda League MVP, Williams averaged 15.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during the 2010-11 season...named first team All-League in 2010 and 2011...team won league championships in 2009 and 2010...earned second team All-League honors in 2012...a member of the Diamond Ranch Spring Honor Roll from 2009-12... a member of the Diamond Ranch Fall Honor Roll from 2009-11...a member of the school’s Principal’s Honor Roll in 2012...earned California Department of Education Honors in 2012...earned school’s President’s Award for Educational Excellence. Erika spent 4 years at Cal State University of Bakersfield. She became the 10th CSU Bakersfield women’s basketball player to score at least 1,000 career points.
Quiriana Angeles - Varsity Assistant Coach
This is Coach Quiriana Angeles 2nd year as Varsity Assistant Head Coach. She also coached the Freshman team for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 and was the head coach for Junior Varsity in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. She grew up in Claremont and attended Chaparral Elementary, El Roble Intermediate, and Claremont High School.
Coach Q (as she is referred to by the players) began playing basketball in the 7th grade. She also played in her first league, CYB (Claremont Youth Basketball), while continuing to play at El Roble.
Coach Q played three years of varsity basketball at Claremont High School. Coach Karen Rudolph was her head coach during those years where she participated in CIF three years in a row. After high school, Coach Q coached one year for CYB.
Coach Q's coaching philosophies are based on fundamentals, defense, and conditioning. She is glad to be back in her community coaching the next generation of female basketball players.
Jonathan Scott - Junior Varsity Coach
This is *Coach Scott first year at Claremont as Junior Varsity Coach.