Tarik A James

Tarik A James currently serves as the Head Basketball Coach at Centennial High School and Head Boys Basketball Coach at Peoria High School District since May 2023. In addition to coaching, Tarik holds the position of Site Administrator at Lifewell Behavioral Wellness, Inc. since October 2018. Previous roles include Director of AAU at Arizona Select Basketball and AZ Select Director of Regional Club Basketball. Tarik has also held directorial positions at Arizona Sports Complex and served as Head Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Southwest Assembly of God University, along with experience as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Arizona Christian University. Tarik A James earned a Bachelor's degree in Education from Concordia University Irvine and a Master's degree in Special Education and Teaching from the University of Phoenix.