Director of Basketball Operations

and Community Relations

Charles Lloyd

Coach Charles is the Director of Community and Basketball Operations and is starting his 19th season as the Director of the program. He served as Assistant Coach for seven year at Baldwin Union Free School District, two year as Assistant Coach at Nassau CC. Coach Charles has over twenty years of experience as a player and a coach winning a number of championships on the HS, Collegiate and AAU circuit. Since his playing days Coach Charles has moved onto coaching, but with more focus on community service and giving back to the youth of today.

Coach Charles holds a BS degree in Business Economics from Southern Connecticut State University. Currently, he is Account Executive for Xerox Corporation working out of Manhattan and Long Island offices.

Coach Charles is excited to lead the LI HEAT into the next chapter of the program with his passion, drive and determination for excellence on and off the court. We just want to give our kids the ultimate basketball experience. If you believe you can achieve…there nothing that we won’t do for our community, it takes a village. this text to start editing. Use this space to describe your team members to visitors. Double click the images to choose one that represents what you are highlighting.

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Adango (LJ) Longjohn

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Paul Mackenzie

CAttended University of Bridgeport, Dowling College, Herkimer Collegeoach

I have been coaching for the past 6 yrs. My philosophy for coaching aside from a genuine love for the sport, is being able to instill and influence the youth towards greater success not only in sports, but life! My specialty in coaching are full-court presses, fast breaks & transition basketball.

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Nasheed Dixon

Currently attending SUNY Sullivan and is the active captain at the Sullivan Generals Men's Basketball Team. "What makes me unique is my ability to understand the players on the court due to the fact that I am currently playing college basketball. I believe I understand the process of developing different skills." Coach Nasheed has been a coach of the LI Heat basketball for the last two years and lives by the philosophy, "Work hard on and off the court. Learn from every workout, practice or game. Give it your all!"

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Charles Obijuru

I am a graduate of SUNY Stony Brook University. I began coaching in 2016. I believe that hard work will always prevail over talent. An emphasis on selflessness with a devotion to playing strong defense will render positive results for the team. Hand down man down!