meet the Coaches

Allee Coble

DIRECTOR

  • Coach Allee is a longtime basketball enthusiast and student of the game. After being a 4-year member of the South Walton High School girl’s varsity basketball team, she went on to become the school’s all-time leading scorer. After graduating in May 2018, Allee moved to Auburn, AL to earn a degree in Exercise Science with a minor in sports coaching from Auburn University. Allee spent one season on Johnnie Harris’s staff as a Student Assistant for the Lady Tigers in the 2021-2022 year.

    Upon completion of her undergraduate degree, Coble moved back to Santa Rosa Beach and is part of the SWHS Staff and has taken over the Dream program. As a member of the NWF Dream’s first team, Coble has been an integral part of this organization from the start and looks forward to elevating it to new levels in years to come.

Dwayne Beal

HEAD OF GRASSROOTS PROGRAM

Sarah Latour

6thU GIRLS

Stryder Smith

8thU GIRLS

  • Stryder comes from a long line of high school and collegiate athletes and coaches. Introduced to basketball at an early age by his mother—a former high school standout—he quickly developed a deep love for the game.

    From elementary school through high school, Stryder competed in organized leagues and travel teams, and when he wasn’t with a team, he was playing pick-up games with friends. The gym was always home, especially during those harsh Utah winters.

    Although he went on to play collegiate baseball, his passion for basketball never faded. “I remember leaving baseball practice and heading straight to the gym to run with the men’s team. I could not get enough.”

    Today, that passion has evolved into coaching. Stryder is a student of the game who loves studying, teaching, and mentoring athletes. His mission is not only to develop skilled players, but to fuel their passion, build their discipline, and challenge them to excel—on and off the court.

    When Stryder is not coaching, he works as a teacher in the area. He spends his free time surrounded by his wife and daughters, playing in Saturday morning pick-up games, leading a Bible study, and cheering on his beloved Celtics!

Veronica Moceri

11thU GIRLS

Noah Curran

4thU BOYS

Jon Easterhaus

10thU BOYS

  • Jon Easterhaus has over 12 years of experience coaching youth sports, including 7 years dedicated to youth basketball. He is currently in his second year with the Dream AAU program and recently coached the Seaside Neighborhood School middle school JV team for a second season. With 17 years of service through Athletes in Action, a national faith-based athletic ministry, Jon is passionate about using sports to develop skill, confidence, leadership, and strong character in young athletes—on and off the court.

Terrell McClain

5thU BOYS

Austin Hostetler

6thU BOYS

  • Austin Hostetler is a resident of Santa Rosa Beach and will be graduating in the class of 2026 from South Walton High School. He was a 3 year member of the varsity basketball team and a team captain his senior year. Austin has a passion for growing the game of basketball in our community and has worked camps of his own and coached Nike Basketball Camps for the last few years. He is planning on attending Ohio State University or the University of Florida and becoming a manager on the basketball team, with an ultimate goal of becoming a collegiate head coach one day. 

Paxton Dixon

7thU BOYS

  • Paxton Dixon attended South Walton High School from 2011-2015 where he became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,483 career points. After graduating, he played Division III college basketball at Birmingham-Southern College. As a freshman, BSC went undefeated in conference, won the SAA conference championship & advanced to the NCAA tournament.

    After his playing career was cut short by injuries his sophomore year, Paxton began working in youth development in college. And in his senior year of college, he worked as a student-assistant coach for Birmingham-Southern Men’s Basketball.

    Paxton lives in Santa Rosa Beach, works as a real estate agent, & is the head coach of Emerald Coast Middle School Boys Basketball.

Mike Cogdall

8thU BOYS

Matt Horin

8thU BOYS

  • High School

    • Warsaw Community High School (Warsaw, Indiana)

    • 4-year varsity player (Team Captain senior year)

    • 1993 First team All-State and Academic All-State

    • 1992 IHSAA State High School Basketball tournament – Final Four

    • 1993 IHSAA State High School Basketball tournament – Elite Eight

    College

    • US Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

    • Western Athletic Conference (WAC) – Division 1

    • 3-year letter winner

    • Team Captain senior year

    Coaching: 

    • Destin Community Center Rec Coach 2013-2025

    • Destin Middle School Boys Basketball Coaching Staff - 2022-2026

Connor Rigby

9thU BOYS

Michelle Horin

8thU BOYS

    • 4- year player FWBHS

    • Team Captain Senior Year

    • 1996 - Final Four

    Coaching:

    • Destin Community Center Rec Coach 2013-2025

    • Destin Middle School Boys Basketball Coaching Staff - 2023-2026