Coach Luna graduated from St. John Bosco H.S. in Bellflower where he played basketball. He continued his playing career at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson where he graduated with a degree in Political Science. He also has a Masters Degree from National University in Teaching and Learning. Coach Luna after graduating coached at Kennedy H.S. in La Palma and then moved on to Paramount H.S. where he taught History for nine years and coached boys basketball and volleyball. Currently, Coach Luna is teaching Government and U.S. History here at HBHS.

Varsity Assistant Coachs

Robert Deck

Coach Robert Deck returns for his fourth year as a coach for the Oilers. Coach Deck has been Coach Luna's lead assistant from day one. "Coach Deck plays an important role on our coaching staff. He helps me make sure we have a solid game plan for every game. He brings an understanding of the game that makes him very valuable to the entire staff and players in the program," says Coach Luna. Coach Deck has great rapport with the players and assists Coach Luna with scouting, game preparation, and game statistics. He also works extensively with the guards.

Coach Deck graduated from Kennedy H.S. in La Palma where he played basketball. He went on to Long Beach State where he graduated with a degree in History. He also has a Masters Degree from National University in Teaching and Learning. After graduating, Coach Deck coached at Kennedy H.S. before coming to HBHS. Currently, Coach Deck is teaching P.E. at Lexington Jr. High School in Cypress.

Richard Alvarez

Coach Richard Alvarez has returned back to the HBHS coaching staff.  He is an HB alumni of the 1983 Sunset League Champs!  He returns after assisting the varsity girls at Marina the past 2 years.  He has previously been an assistant varsity coach at Los Alamitos (98, 99) and has had 21 years coaching in the HB basketball program.  He currently owns and operates the family business, Advance Tube Engineering in HB, with his Dad � Fiddy (HB, class of 1951) and his brother � Alex (HB, class of 1979).  He has been married for 14 years to his wonderful wife Dina.

Clyde Shintaku

Coach Clyde graduated from HBHS in 1975 and went on to attend UCSB. He comes to us with years of success and experience coaching at the high school level. He has coached at the JV and Varsity levels at Artesia High School from 1988-2000. His teams earned 3 state titles and 6 CIF tiltes. HBHS is lucky to have his experience and positive attitude to support the program.