Coaching Staff
Delandis Beck - Director of Boys Basketball
Born and raised in Springfield, Illinois, Coach Beck played basketball and football at Springfield Southeast High School. After graduating from high school in 2001 he moved to Champaign, Illinois to attend the University of Illinois. Beck graduated with a Bachelors degree in Sociology from the U of I and a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership from Lincoln Christian University. Delandis currently works full time for the Illini Land Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He’s played basketball his entire life and has been coaching since 2011, both recreational and competitive.
Coach Beck founded Illinois Basketball Club (IBC) in 2020 with a dream of helping to build the basketball culture in Champaign county and surrounding areas.
Matt Clark - Coach
Coach Clark grew up in Evansville, Indiana. He has been coaching or playing basketball for 20+ years. Most recently, he has served as the 8th grade boys basketball coach at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High. Prior to that, he was the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and athletic director at Lincoln Christian University.
As a player, Coach Clark played college basketball at Lincoln Christian University where he was a 3 time All-American and National College Player of the Year (NCCAA) his senior year. His number was retired and added to the Hall of Fame in 2005 as he was the all-time leading scorer (2,744 points).
Zachary Davis - Director of Girls Basketball
Born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, graduated from Peoria High School and a member of the 2003-2004 Illinois State Championship boys basketball team. 2011 Alum of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Go Dawgs!). Davis previously served as an Asst. Coach for Schlarman Jr. High school girls and high school boys programs. He also served as the Head Coach for the Schlarman varsity girls and boys programs. Davis now serves as the Asst. Coach for the Danville Area Community College Men’s basketball program. Aside from coaching, Zach currently serves as a Vermilion County Sheriff's Deputy and has goal to stay connected to the youth and community as much as possible.
Rylee Dower - Coach
Rylee is from Cayuga, Indiana where she went to North Vermillion High School before attending DACC and playing on the women's basketball from 2021-2024. She has also coached girl's basketball at North Vermillion High School in 2021 along with the 7th and 8th grade girls basketball. Coach Dowers graduated from DACC in May of 2024 with her Associate's Degree.
John Elliott - Coach
John’s calling in life is to help people he believes in maximize their full potential. By day, he does so as a consultant to business leaders through his company, Untapt Consulting. By night and weekend, he does so as a coach to 5th graders through Illinois Basketball Club. And every day, he does so as a father to his five children (with a huge assist from his wife).
Tianna Kirkland - Coach
Tianna Kirkland (Coach T) is joining Illinois Basketball Club after spending the last twenty years as a Division 1 coach. A native of Flint, MI, “Coach T” moved to Champaign, IL in 2012 to join the University of Illinois Women’s Basketball coaching staff and remained on the staff for the past ten years before retiring in 2022 to spend more time with her son. Kirkland’s previous coaching experiences include a five year tenure at The University of Michigan, one season at Easter Michigan University, two seasons at Butler University and two years at Central Michigan University.
Kirkland graduated from Ferris State University in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Biology and was a four-year letterwinner in both basketball and track and field at the school. She was team’s leading scorer and rebounder in her final two seasons, helping the Bulldogs to make the program’s first-ever NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2000. Her jersey has been retired by the school and she was inducted into the Hall of Fame at both her former high school and university in 2020.
Pat Miller - Coach
Born and raised in Bloomington, IN, basketball has been a lifelong passion for Coach Miller. He grew up playing the game at every level, competing in AAU and high school before continuing in competitive rec leagues throughout college and into adulthood.
Coach Miller attended Indiana University, where he was a standout athlete on the track & field team, setting the school record in the javelin—an achievement that still stands today.
With over a decade of youth basketball coaching experience, he has worked with programs like the YMCA, Park District, and First String before stepping into a leadership role at St. Matthew. Over the past four years, he has served as the head coach for the St. Matthew Raiders 5th & 6th grade boys teams and as an assistant coach for the 8th grade girls team. Coach Miller will lead the St. Matthew 7th grade boys team going forward.
Passionate about player development, teamwork, and fostering a love for the game, Coach Miller is dedicated to helping young athletes grow both on and off the court.
Israel Wells - Coach
I was born and raised just outside of Champaign IL. I grew up playing and loving basketball which I did in high school for both the Unity Rockets and the Champaign Cyclones. I attended Parkland College where I received my associate degree in Kinesiology. During that time, I also earned a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) license. I then attended the University of Illinois (UIUC) and graduated in 2021 with a bachelors degree in Kinesiology. While I was a student at UIUC, I served as a personal trainer for Parkland College’s athletic clientele. I also participated in a strength and conditioning internship at UIUC with their sports teams. I was accredited as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) in fall 2021. Currently, I train at Parkland college as well as having my own clientele.
NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
NSCA Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
Anthony Woods - Coach
Coach Woods was born and raised in Chicago, but moved away from the city as a teenager to Normal, IL. Anthony has always loved sports and played high school basketball at Normal Community High School all four years. His senior year, Woods accompanied his high school team as they made it to the Final Four in the state.
After graduating high school in May of 2011, he attended Parkland College in Champaign, IL. After Parkland, he was recruited to play at Ashford University. While playing at Ashford University Woods earned All-American honors and was Player of the Year in the A.I.I. Conference his junior year. In his senior year he was second team all-conference and the team made it to the Sweet 16 in the national tournament. Anthony graduated from Ashford University in May of 2016.
After college Woods played professionally in China and also played a bit of semi-pro basketball as well.
Anthony lives in Champaign, IL with his wife and daughter. In recent years he has served as an Assistant Basketball Coach at Parkland College and currently serves as the JV Coach at Champaign Centennial High School. Woods also owns his own basketball training company AW3 Hoops to help develop players in the Champaign/Urbana area.