The people
behind the plan.

Founder · Head coach · Film and college prep

Coach Imran Nanlawala

Coach Imran is an educator first. He holds a Master's in Higher Education Leadership and has spent more than a decade coaching youth and high school athletes, including championship teams and players who went on to college sports. He teaches the way great teachers teach: fundamentals first, film on, standards high.

Since 2017 he has interviewed champions and their coaches, from the UFC to the NBA, on what discipline actually costs. His film breakdowns run every day on YouTube and Instagram as The WalaWay, including the Your Read basketball IQ series.

• Pre-Script® Level 1 Certified
• Certified Mental Performance Instructor
• USA Basketball Gold Coach License
• M.Ed., Higher Education Leadership, Northeastern Illinois University

Film review · Training in Coppell · College prep

College prep partner · Academics, essays and admissions

Sulaiman Jenkins

Sulaiman Jenkins is Associate Director at the Yale School of the Environment, where he advises students on academic, admissions and career questions. Before Yale he was Director of Academic Programs at the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, where he ran research and training programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

He has worked in education for more than twenty years. He spent nine years leading a university academic writing program across three campuses in Saudi Arabia, taught at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and has counseled high school students on college admissions since 2022. He holds a degree from Amherst College and a master's from New York University, and is completing a doctorate in education at the University of Exeter.

• Associate Director, Yale School of the Environment
• Former Director of Academic Programs, Johns Hopkins INBT
• Amherst College · M.A., New York University
• Published in ELT Journal and other academic journals

College prep programs

Sulaiman advises families independently, outside his university role. Productive Athletes is not affiliated with or endorsed by Yale University or Johns Hopkins University.

Guest coach · Qatar national youth teams · Player development

Coach Mounir Benzegala

Coach Mounir has seen the game from every seat. A point guard, he played college basketball at the University of Tampa, then turned professional in North Africa and played for Algeria's national team, including AfroBasket 2015.

As head coach at Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas, he developed players who went on to college programs including Columbia, and his team won a TCAL state championship.

Today he coaches for the Qatar Basketball Federation in Doha. In August 2026 he led Qatar's U18 national team as head coach at the FIBA U18 Asia Cup in India. He also founded A Bucket And A Dream, which uses basketball to open doors for young players around the world.

• Former Algeria national team point guard, AfroBasket 2015
• University of Tampa
• Head Coach, Qatar U18 National Team, FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026
• Coach, Qatar Basketball Federation
• Founder, A Bucket And A Dream

Team and player film review