Coaches and Staff
 | Zach Guthrie Head Coach Zach Guthrie enters his first season as head coach of the South Bay Lakers in 2024-25. Prior to joining the Lakers affiliate, Guthrie served as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards (2021-24), Dallas Mavericks (2020-21) and Utah Jazz (2018-21). The San Antonio native began his basketball career while an undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin interning in basketball operations for the Austin Toros of the NBA G League. Guthrie graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s in business interning for three seasons for the Austin. He then spent two years with the San Antonio Spurs, ascending to the role of assistant video coordinator in 2011-12. |
 | Alex Cerda Assistant Coach Cerda enters his second season on the South Bay bench in 2024-25 after serving as an assistant coach on the 2024 Lakers summer league team. Cerda most recently served as an Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator for the Texas Legends from 2021-23. Prior to joining the Dallas Mavericks affiliate, Cerda served in the video department of the Los Angeles Clippers from 2018- 20. His professional career started in 2016 as head video coordinator and player development for the Indiana Mad Ants through 2018. Cerda served as a student basketball manager while studying at the University of Texas, Austin, graduating with a degree in Kinesiology in 2016. Previously, Cerda operated a player development training program in Dallas, Texas training athletes of all levels. He has worked with numerous NBA athletes in the off-season such as: Jared Butler, Carlik Jones, Shake Milton, Justin Jackson, AJ Lawson & Jericho Sims. |
 | Perry Huang Assistant Coach Huang enters his first season with the South Bay Lakers in 2024-25. He previously served as an assistant coach for the WNBA’s Seattle Storm. The Monterey, Calif., native joined Seattle in 2018 as video coordinator and was promoted to assistant during the 2021 campaign. Huang has also served as an assistant coach in the NBA G League for the Birmingham Squadron (2021-23),Erie BayHawks (2019-21) and Northern Arizona Suns (2018-19). He spent the 2017-18 campaign as an analytics coordinator for Northern Arizona and the advance scout and video coordinator for BC Prievidza of the Slovak Basketball League. Huang’s first role on the professional level came as a coaching associate for the Santa Cruz Warriors from 2014-16. Following his playing career at Fresno Pacific University, Huang spent time as an assistant at Monterey Peninsula College (2012-15) and Cal State San Marcos (2011-12). Huang graduated from Fresno Pacific University with a degree in Accounting in 2009 and master’s in Kinesiology and Sports Administration in 2012. |
 | Barbara Turner Assistant Coach Turner enters her first season with the South Bay Lakers in 2024-25. She spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream (2022-24). Prior to the Dream, the Ohio native began her post-playing career as a player development coach for the Houston Rockets from 2021-22 and assistant coach for the Capital City Go-Go from 2022-23. Turner began coaching following 15 seasons playing overseas in Turkey (2006-21) and Israel (2006). Drafted 11th overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm, Turner played three seasons for Connecticut (2008), Houston (2007) and Seattle (2006). Collegiately, Turner attended UConn where she helped lead the Huskies to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2003 and 2004. |
 | Mo Charlo Assistant Coach Charlo enters his first season on the South Bay bench after most recently playing for the Ghost Ballers of the Big3. The Eureka, Calif., native also played seven seasons (2006-08, 2009-14) in the NBA G League. He was named to the Futures All-Star team at the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game after averaging 12.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks in 31.9 minutes in his final season in the league for the Reno Bighorns. Internationally, he played in Japan (2016-17, 2014-15), the Philippines (2015-16), Mexico (2012-13) and Belgium (2008-09). Charlo played at the University of Nevada from 2004-06 following two seasons at Diablo Valley Junior College. |
 | Joshua Townsend Head Video Coordinator Townsend enters his second season as Head Video Coordinator in 2024-25.He most recently served on the 2024 Los Angeles Lakers summer league supporting staff. Prior to joining South Bay, Townsend served as a graduate assistant for Penn State from 2021-23. He served under Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry, helping the Nittany Lions to their first NCAA tournament in 12 years. Townsend worked closely with NBA 2023 draftees Jalen Pickett and Seth Lundy while at Penn State. The Philadelphia native was a four-year standout player at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania from 2016-19, helping the Golden Bears to two PSAC East Championships and two NCAA Tournament bids. He finished his collegiate career as one of the program’s best rebounders, with 553 career rebounds to rank fifth all-time. Townsend was also a team captain for the Golden Bears. Townsend graduated from Kutztown in December 2020. He attended high school basketball powerhouse Imhotep Charter School in Philadelphia. |
 | Bria Adams Head Athletic Trainer Bria Adams enters her second season as the South Bay Lakers’ head athletic trainer in 2024-25. Adams joined the Chicago Sky of the WNBA in May 2021 where they won their first ever WNBA Championship. Prior to joining the Chicago Sky, Adams served as the Assistant Athletic Trainer for Florida State’s Women’s basketball team for ten months. Her resume also includes working as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for South Carolina’s Women’s basketball and Tennis teams. Prior to her time at South Carolina State, Adams was a rehabilitation specialist and graduate assistant at Texas State where she assisted with the football and women’s basketball teams. She is a certified National Academy of Sports Medicine-Corrective Exercise Specialist. Adams is also a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training at San Diego State in May 2016 and graduated from Texas State with her Master of Science in Athletic Training in May 2018. |
 | Saul Cruz Assistant Athletic Trainer Saul Cruz enters his fourth season as assistant athletic trainer for the South Bay Lakers in 2024-25. Prior to his current role, Cruz served as a certified athletic trainer/strength and conditioning intern for the Agua Caliente Clippers (Los Angeles Clippers G-League affiliate) in 2019-20. Cruz attended California State University, Long Beach and received a B.S. in athletic training. The Los Angeles native recently received his Masters of Science in Exercise Science at Concordia University Chicago. |
 | Jonathan Wall Strength and Conditioning Coach Jonathan Wall enters his first season on the South Bay staff in 2024-25. Wall previously served two seasons as the assistant performance coach for the NBAG League Ignite (2022-24). Prior to joining the league, Wall served as the Assistant Director of Athlete Performance at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif from 2019-21 before being promoted to Director of Athlete Performance in 2021-22. Wall earned his bachelor’s in kinesiology and exercise science from California Baptist University in 2015. He received his Masters of Science, Applied Exercise Physiology in 2018 from Concordia University Chicago. |
 | Frederick Lovett Equipment Manager Frederick Lovett enters his first season with the South Bay Lakers in 2024-25. Lovett comes to South Bay with 14 years of experience in the field. Lovett previously served as the Director of Football Equipment Operations at the University of Southern California from 2022-24 after serving the same position at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2020-22. He started his career as an athletic equipment intern for the Houston Texans in 2007. Lovett earned a bachelor’s in human relations in 2008 and a master’s in the subject in 2010 from the University of Oklahoma. |