Meet our B&B Directors & Coaches:

(listed below, Directors Stephen, Michael, and Amy first, and then Boys Coaches & Girls Coaches)

Director of B&B Basketball Academy:  Stephen Bahl  

AS A PLAYER: Broomfield High School 1st Team All Colorado (2001) Honorable Mention McDonald’s All-American 21 ppg (points per game) Scoring Average (2001) Colorado 4A Player of the Year. Colorado School of Mines 2,067 Career Points 2-time All-American First All-American in CSM History Regional Player of the Year (2005) 20 ppg Career Scoring Average 4-time 1st Team All-RMAC 3-time 1st Team All-Region RMAC Freshman of the Year   Dornbirn Lions of Austria Professional Basketball Player Basketball Instructor for Austria’s Youth Program 25 ppg Scoring Average (2nd best in league) 

AS A COACH: After playing professionally overseas for a season, Stephen came back to be an assistant coach at the Colorado School of Mines, under Head Coach Pryor Orser, for two seasons.  During that time, Stephen was in charge of player development and was the Head Instructor at the Colorado School of Mines Summer Camps.   

Director of B&B Basketball Academy:  Michael Bahl  

AS A PLAYER: Broomfield High School 1st Team All State (2002-2003) 19.8 ppg (points per game) Scoring Average Boulder County Player of the Year 2003   Metro State University of Denver Two-time Team Captain (2006-2007) 16.5 ppg Scoring Average Senior Year 123 Collegiate Victories Scored 1,023 Career Points Two-time All-RMAC Selection Led NCAA in 3pt Field Goal Percentage (106 / 203, 52.3%) 1st Team All-RMAC (2007) RMAC All-Tournament Team (2007) Played in NCAA Final Four (2004)   

AS A COACH:   After playing his collegiate career at Metro State, Michael became the Boys Varsity Assistant Coach at Arapahoe High School in Littleton, CO, under Head Coach Dan Snyder.  After one season, Michael left to become the Girls Junior Varsity Coach at Golden High School, under his father, Joe Bahl. Michael then moved onto Metro State University of Denver as an Assitant Coach from 2010 - 17. At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Michael was named the Head Coach at Metro State. Michael compiled an overall record of 64 - 62 over his 5 seasons. 

Girls Director of B&B Basketball Academy:  Amy Bahl

Years at B&B: 14 years   

High School Attended:  Rocky Mountain High School   

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, and Track   

College Attended (Degree): Fort Lewis College, Exercise Science   

Current Profession: High School Basketball Coach & B&B Girls Director                    

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): 4 time All-RMAC First-Team Freshman of the Year Career Recorder holder in points (1,765) and rebounds (945) Selected to the RMAC All-Century Team in 2009 Inducted into the Fort Lewis College Hall of Fame in 2015 Played 3 seasons professionally in Umeå, Sweden   

Coaching Experience: 2 years as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Fort Lewis College   6 years at Evergreen HS 3 time Jeffco Coach of the Year (2014, 2016, 2018) 2016 4A Coach of the Year 2017 4A Coach of the Year 2018 4A Coach of the Year 2017 and 2018 4A State Champions (Back to Back) Best record in school history 26-2. Amy is currently the Head Coach at Ralston Valley High School. 

Hobbies & Interest: Watching Sports Traveling   

Personal: Married to Michael Bahl Three daughters, Alice and Abby and Annie.

B&B Coaches (Boys)

Jeff Ogden

Years at B&B: 2 1/2 years 

High School Attended: Roosevelt HS (San Antonio, TX) 

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball 

College Attended (Degree): University of Texas at San Antonio (B.S. in Kinesiology) 

Current Profession: Basketball Coach @ B&B Academy 

Coaching Experience: 25 years coaching teams and developing players at the middle school, high school, college and professional levels, including 15 years as a high school basketball coach in San Antonio, TX. 

Hobbies & Interests: Lifting weights and GM of multiple fantasy football teams 

Personal: Married to my wife, Courtney, and we have a son named Nas 

Elijah Rodriguez

Years at B&B: 4th Year

High School Attended: ThunderRidge High School (Go Grizzlies!) 

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball, 3-Year Varsity Letterman 

College Attended (Degree): Morningside University (1 Year for Basketball), MSU Denver (Bachelor’s - Sports Management) and CSU Pueblo (Master’s - Business) 

Current Profession: Coach with B&B and Graphic Designer for Sports. 

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): 3-Year Varsity Letterman, College Basketball Scholarship  

Coaching Experience: 6 years of coaching experience. Two years as a Graduate Assistant at CSU Pueblo and 4 years running with B&B. My journey at MSU Denver took a transformative turn during my sophomore year when I began working with Coach Michael Bahl. Beyond the tactical side of the game, Coach Bahl mentored me on the importance of character and personal accountability. His influence has shaped me into a more effective coach and, more importantly, a better individual. Working under Coach Matt Hammer at CSU Pueblo, I developed a coaching style centered on player growth and team synergy. I am committed to passing these foundational principles down to the athletes I lead, ensuring they excel both on and off the court. 

Hobbies & Interest: Love to play golf and play video games.  

Zach Telles

Years at B&B: 6th year 

High School Attended: The Academy 

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball 

College Attended (Degree): Mount Marty University with a bachelors in Exercise Science 

Current Profession: Coach and Residential Title Assistant Basketball 

Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): 2x all state Conference Player of the year 54 point game in high school - most in school history and 11th most in state history 232 3s made in high school - top 20 in state history 40 point game in college 

Coaching Experience: 2 years as an assistant at Green Mountain 6 years as the head coach at The Academy  

Hobbies & Interest: Working out, Concerts, Golf, Going out with friends 

Personal: Parents: Paula and Michael Brothers: Michael and Alex Grandparents: Charles and Mattie 

Jake Wetzel

Years at B&B: 3rd year 

High School Attended: Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana 

Sports Participated in High School: Football, Basketball, Track, Golf, Baseball, Tennis 

College Attended (Degree): University of Providence: Bachelors in Psychology and Addiction Counseling University of Montana: Masters in Social Work 

Current Profession: I work as a School Social Worker at Dupont Elementary in Adams County School District 14 in Commerce City, Colorado. I provide mental health and social-emotional services for students in special education.  

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): In my senior year of high school, I led the state of Montana in three-point field goals made, totaling 61, while shooting 44% from beyond the arc. I averaged 9 points per game on a well- balanced team. During the Montana State Senior Classic tournament, I scored 51 points in a single game, which contributed to earning me a basketball scholarship to the University of Providence. In college, I was a three-time Academic All-Conference selection, a two-time Champion of Character award recipient, and served as a team captain. During my junior season, I led the nation in three-point field goal percentage at 51%, and in my senior year, I ranked in the top 10 nationally at 45%. I averaged 6 points per game over my junior and senior seasons, scoring a total of 392 points during those two years and 519 points over my college career. My team qualified for the National Tournament in Kansas City in 2020; however, the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. 

Coaching Experience: 2024-present: Ralston Valley High School Freshman Boys Basketball Coach 2024-present: B&B Academy Coach 

Hobbies & Interest: I enjoy golfing, spending time with my family, playing video games, listening to music, hiking and fishing outdoors, and spending time with my dogs. I am also passionate about basketball and staying connected to the game. Additionally, I maintain a strong connection to my Blackfeet heritage and strive to learn traditional ways from my family members and elders. 

Personal: I am married to my wife Sidney Wetzel and we have a 1 year old daughter, Mazie Belle Wetzel. We have two energetic dogs (Ari and Maya) and a big fat cat (Nala).  

Mike Puccio

Years at B&B: 1st year 

High School Attended: Green Mountain High School 

Sports Participated in HS: Basketball 

College Attended (Degree): Colorado State University at Pueblo for under grad. Adams state for masters in Coaching, East Central University for masters in Sports administration 

Current Profession: Physical education teacher 

Basketball Accomplishments: Played at Northeastern JC, Fort Lewis & CSU Pueblo. Colorado crossover IBL Colorado Kings ABA 

Coaching Experience: Coaching for 20 years. 10 years with Colorado Chaos, 17 years as a Head Coach at Standley Lake and Green Mountain. JV coach at GM & JV at SL. Varsity assistant at Golden HS  

Personal: Married to wife Erin with son Jackson  

Hubert Price

Years at B&B: 1st year 

High School Attended: Dakota Ridge High School (Littleton Colorado). 

Sports Participated in High School: Varsity Basketball and Varsity Tennis 

College Attended (Degree): Adams State University- Bachelors in Political Science Adams State University- Bachelors in World History Adams State University- Masters in Education 

Current Profession: Middle School Social Studies Teacher 

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): Played two years of varsity basketball at Dakota Ridge High School. Went to the sweet sixteen both years and was a starter and team captain my senior year. Went on to Adams State University where I played one year. 

Coaching Experience: 2 years as varsity assistant at Ponderosa High School under Max Schuman 2 years as varsity assistant at Dakota Ridge High School under Sean Kovar 

Hobbies & Interest: Hobbies include traveling to Europe often as well as reading WWII history. Some interests of mine include spending time with my fiancé as well as training kids individually. 

Personal: I am engaged and plan on being married in May of 2027. 

Jack Kwiat

Years at B&B: 1st year coaching but played for B&B 5+ years as a kid. I joined B&B at their origin, Michael and Stephen are the sole reason I developed into a varsity basketball player. 

High School Attended: Evergreen High School 

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball 

College Attended (Degree): University of Colorado Boulder. Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, Master of Science in Accounting. 

Current Profession: Manager of Corporate Services at UDR INC. (Multi-Family Real Estate Company) 

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): 2016 Jeffco All Conference Honorable Mention, 2nd in Jeffco 4A (now 5A) League in assists per game. 

Coaching Experience: Coached for two years at Green Mountain High School, assisting all three levels (no permanent head coach experience other than high school summer league tournaments). 

Hobbies & Interest: True addiction to both the game of Basketball and Football (especially the University of Michigan). Currently trying to achieve peak physical performance through exercise, nutrition, and recovery practices. I also love to ski in the winter and hike in the summer. 

Personal (Married, Kids, Grandpa, etc…): Single, I’d consider myself married to the game of basketball. I’m fully focused on growing as a professional both in my professional career and as a basketball coach as I’d love to be able to converge my professional and coaching careers in the future.   

Jayce Bahl

Years at B&B: 1st Year   

High School Attended: Ralston Valley 

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball 

College Attended (Degree): Currently at Red Rocks, but looking to transfer to CU Boulder for Aerospace engineering. 

Current Profession: Student and Coach 

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): Varsity Basketball at RVHS      

Coaching Experience: B&B 

Hobbies & Interest: Playing Basketball, Watching movies and playing video games 

Personal: Stephen Bahl is my dad, and Michael Bahl is my uncle. I have 2 other bothers as well (Wyatt & Baylor)

Grant Meurer

Years at B&B: 2nd Year    

High School Attended:I am Attending Arvada West High 

School Sports Participated in High School: Played Basketball and baseball 

College Attended (Degree): Will be attending Weber State in the Fall(Business administration) 

Current Profession: Basketball Coach 

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player):Basketball-Varsity Letter At Arvada West High School  

Hobbies & Interest: Golf-Video Games-Traveling-Lifting Weights-Family time 

Caiden Braketa

Years at B&B: 1st as a Coach but 10 years as a player 

High School Attended: Ralston Valley 

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball, Golf 

College Attended (Degree): Going to Black Hills State 

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): Jeffco Player of the year 3x First Team all conference 2x All state 

Hobbies & Interest: Bowling Golf and legos and hanging out with my family 

Personal: 2 brothers 1 sister Dad head coach at Ralston valley Mom coaches for B&B. Michael & Stephen Bahl are my uncles. 

B&B Coaches (Girls)

Ellie Barrows   

Years at B&B: 3rd year coaching at B&B, but I played with B&B for 2 years during my high school career.   

High School Attended: I went to Columbine High School from 2015-2019.   

Sports Participated in High School:  I was a four-sport athlete in high school, and an 11-time varsity letterman. I played softball, basketball, track, and golf. I lettered in basketball and track all four years of my high school career. For softball I lettered my junior and senior year, and I lettered in golf my senior year.

College Attended (Degree):  I received my Associates of Science degree in 2021 from Ellsworth Community College (ECC) in criminal justice, and my Bachelors of Science degree in 2023 from Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) in criminal justice in society.

Current Profession: I work for Jeffco Schools Security as a campus supervisor at Evergreen High School. I also am the Freshmen basketball coach and varsity assitant at Ralston Valley HS. In addition, I am a private skills coach for basketball through an agency called Coach Up.  

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player):  In high school I was a 3-time all-conference team player and held the record in three pointers at CHS with 101. I was able to help lead Columbine to three sweet 16 appearances in our playoff runs from my sophomore-senior year. Then, I signed to play basketball at ECC in Iowa Falls, Iowa. At ECC I started every single game of my career. My biggest achievements at the junior college level would be the following: holding the record for most 3’s in a game with 9, most 3’s in a season 82, and 8th in all season field goals made at 136. After that, I transferred to NWU, and played well there averaging the most points my senior year with 15 a game and scored the highest points that season with 27. Plus, I managed to finish my career with a 3-point percentage at 62% the highest on record at NWU. 

Coaching Experience:  I started off at Bear Creek High School (BCHS) as a freshman assistant for the girls’ team. Then I switched over to be the Columbine HS JV assistant for their girls' program. In November I got promoted to being the head JV girls' basketball coach and helped girls that have never played basketball before turn into some little hoopers. 

Hobbies & Interest:  I really enjoy working out and watching my Denver sports teams, but I also like to hang out with my family or friends on the weekends if I have a free moment by doing game nights, catching a concert, or being outdoors. 

Personal: I enjoy being the middle sister of four siblings. I have an older sister and older brother that are 25, a younger sister who is 20, and a younger brother who is 14. I am very close with my family and enjoy being a daughter, granddaughter, and the new role of being a sister in-law this year.

Jenny Braketa 

Years at B&B: 4th year  

High School Attended: Skyview High School 

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball 

College Attended (Degree): Regis University 

Current Profession: Math teaches at Ralston Valley HS.  Instructional Coach at RVHS. 

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): 4 years all conference player.  4-Year scholarship player at Regis University…RMAC Student-Athlete Advisory Council President for the NCAA.  

Coaching Experience: Coach at Pomona HS 2003-2006.  RV Boys and Girls feeder teams  

Personal: Married and mom of 4. 

Rachel Caliga 

Years at B&B:  4th Year 

High School Attended:  Dakota Ridge 

HS Sports Participated in High School: Basketball, Track, Golf, Soccer 

College Attended (Degree): Regis University MA: Secondary Education BS: Business Management & Marketing Minor: Coaching   

Current Profession: * Business & Marketing teacher at Dakota Ridge HS  - DECA and FBLA advisor * Realtor with the Urban Mountain Team  - Employing Broker 

Basketball Accomplishments / Achievements (Player): High School:  * 1999 4A State Champions * State Tournament MVP * 4A First Team All-State * 4A Ms. Colorado Basketball * Jeffco 4A Athlete of the Year * 3 time 1st Team all-Conference College:  * Member of the Hall of Fame 2003 team - Inducted 2022 * RMAC Honorable Mention * RMAC All Conference Team * 2nd in Field Goal % in Regis History (61%) 

Coaching Experience: Varsity Coach at Dakota Ridge HS (3 Years) Varsity Assistant & JV coach at Dakota Ridge HS (12 years) Assistant Coach Johnson and Wales University (Denver) (2 years) Graduate Assistant at Regis University (1 year) Coach for Colorado Basketball Club (2 years) Coach for a Sacramento based club team (1) 

Hobbies & Interest: Watching & Playing Sports Traveling Puzzles and games 

 Personal: Married and have 2 awesome pups (fur kids) :) 

Corey Massey

Years at B&B: 1st Year. Played for 2 years w/ B&B    

High School Attended: Dakota Ridge High School 

Sports Participated in High School: Basketball and football 

College Attended (Degree): GCU 

Current Profession: Paraprofessional at Dakota Ridge High School 

Basketball Accomplishments: Team captain all 4 years DMVP 3 years 

Coaching Experience: 4years coaching at Dakota ridge Boys program. 1 year Varsity girls program 

Hobbies & Interest: Hanging with friends and family. Watching basketball anytime I can! 

Personal: 7 siblings!  

Meriel Hahn