Coaches
The People Behind The Program
Four coaches. SEC starts, EYBL roots, Division I staffs, and active WNBA training. All in the same gym.
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Coach Josh Lozano
Founder & Director
Josh founded WE-R1 and runs it day to day. The program is the WER1 way in practice: process over results, effort over skill, family above everything.
Three years of head coaching experience at the high school varsity level. The standards travel into every gym: be coachable, uphold the standard, be resilient.
He also runs developU on Mondays and Wednesdays. Individual skills training and game-situation processing, $40 per athlete per session. Open to all positions.
Text Coach Josh: 925-285-1193.
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Coach Asia Avinger
WE-R1 Staff · developU Co-Trainer
Cerritos, CA. Rosary HS: Trinity League MVP, OC Player of the Year, OC Register Female Athlete of the Year. Led Rosary to a CIF State D1 Championship and dropped 24 in the title game. ESPN 4-star recruit, ranked #56 nationally.
San Diego State (2021-23): Mountain West All-Freshman, then All-Mountain West. First Aztec freshman to score 30 in the MW era (30 points on 10-of-12 shooting vs Boise State). Final season: 11.6 points, 4.2 assists, 2.0 steals. Top 3 in the conference in assists and steals.
Georgia, SEC (2023-25): started all 62 games across two seasons. 9.8 points, 4.4 assists (7th in the SEC), 1.9 steals (13th in the SEC). Hit the game-winning free throw against Arkansas (62-61).
Currently playing professionally for the Mildura Lady Heat in Australia. Communications major. Co-trains developU with Coach Josh.
03
Coach Vic Martin
WE-R1 Staff
Vic came up coaching the EYBL circuit with West Coast Premier. Two years as assistant on the 16U EYBL team (2018-2020), then on staff for the inaugural 15U EYBL pilot in 2020.
In 2021 he stepped up to Program Director for WCP’s youth program: recruiting and developing top young talent across California. The same year he started in the high school ranks as Freshman Head Coach at Warren High School.
In 2022 he was elevated to Interim Varsity Head Coach at Warren while continuing to run WCP youth.
Joined WE-R1 in 2023, working alongside Coach Josh on the staff.
04
Coach Tam McDonald
WE-R1 Staff · Pro Skill Development
18 years coaching college basketball. Most recently the men’s head coach at Stanton University. Before that, three seasons on staff at Loyola Marymount and one season at the University of Washington in the Pac-12.
Earlier: head coach at Citrus College (2010-11 through 2014-15) for 65 wins over five seasons. Assistant coach at Cal Poly Pomona for five years (69 wins), where the 2009-10 Broncos finished 22-7 and reached their first NCAA Tournament in five years. Honored as State of California Civil Servant of the Year during her tenure.
Tam also works in LA as a basketball skill development coach for active pros: Kaitlyn Chen (Athletes Unlimited Newcomer of the Year, Golden State Valkyries), Rebekah Gardner (New York Liberty), Shakira Austin (Washington Mystics), Brittney Sykes (Seattle Storm). During the 2025-26 season she also served as a basketball consultant at the NCAA Division III level.
A former standout at Pepperdine (1999-2003): three-time All-WCC, WCC Player of the Year in 2003, four straight postseasons (three NCAA Tournament appearances, one WNIT).