Alameda High School’s (AHS) men’s basketball coach Miles Tarver was named the Golden State Warriors Cal-Hi Sports head coach of the week. The announcement was made on the weekly Cal-Hi Sports television program on Sunday, Jan. 8.

Tarver, in his first year as the head coach of the Hornets, was named coach of the week after the Hornets defeated Bishop O’Dowd, 63-53, on Jan. 6, and crosstown rival Encinal High School, 54-43, on Jan. 7.

The two wins improved the Hornets season record to 11-2 overall and 1-0 in the West Alameda County Conference Foothill League. The Hornets have already racked up impressive victories over Miramonte High of Orinda (80-51 on Dec. 3, 2022) and Oakland Tech (71-70 on Dec. 22).

Tarver took over the AHS men’s basketball program after former coach Cameron Quick resigned after the end of last season. Before accepting the AHS head job, he was the head men’s basketball coach at Head-Royce of Oakland. In his four seasons at Head-Royce, between 2016-2020, the Jayhawks accumulated a 60-45 overall record.

Tarver, an Oakland native, is also the program director of Team Hustle, an Oakland-based youth basketball organization.

Tarver was on the St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) basketball team that won the 1992 California State Championship alongside Pro Basketball Hall-of-Famer Jason Kidd. After graduating from SJND, he played collegiate basketball at the University of Minnesota from 1995 to 1999. He was on the 1996-97 team that went to the NCAA Final Four. As a senior with the Minnesota Gophers, he was named co-captain and started 25 of 26 games as a power forward, according to Sports-Refence.com.

After college, Tarver played professionally for the St. Louis Swarm of the International Basketball League and in Finland.

Tarver will lead the Hornets as they square off against San Lorenzo High School, Tuesday, Jan. 10 at home in its next game. Then they will face Piedmont and Berkley high schools on Thursday, Jan. 12 and Friday, Jan. 13, respectively, on the road.