Boys Basketball
Coaching StaffChad Baruch, J.D.,
Head Coach/Athletic Director
Chad Baruch, J.D., Head Coach/Athletic Director
Chad Baruch enters his sixteenth season at the helm of the Yavneh basketball program. He began his coaching career as assistant coach at De La Salle High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After a stint as assistant coach at Eastfield College, he became assistant coach and then head coach at the University of Dallas (UD), an NCAAmember institution. During his time at UD, the school posted its first winning record in the modern era and produced two All-Americans. During his time as head coach at Yavneh, Coach Baruch has compiled a career record of 266-146 while establishing Yavneh as one of the premier Dallas-area private school basketball programs. In 2006, Coach Baruch was one of four statewide finalists for the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year Award in the private school category. During Coach Baruch's tenure, Yavneh has won numerous games against 4A and 5A public schools, despite never having a total student population of more than 125 students.
A practicing attorney, Coach Baruch is a past member of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, a present member of the State Bar College Board of Directors, and is presently serving as Chair of the State Bar's Council of Chairs. He is a contributor to Black's Law Dictionary, and was named one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" By D Magazine in 2011.
Dr. Max Ribald, Assistant Coach
Dr. Max Ribald enters his fourteenth season as assistant coach. A native of Germany, Dr. Ribald grew up in Manhattan, where he was a standout high school basketball player. He played college basketball at Hunter College in New York. Two of his sons, Yanki and Itzy, played for the Yavneh Bulldogs. Dr. Ribald focuses on individual player development for the Bulldogs..
Zachary Pollack, Assistant Coach
Zachary Pollack enters his fourteenth season as assistant coach. Coach Pollack is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he worked in the Syracuse Sports Information Department. Coach Pollack focuses on individual player development for the Bulldogs. He is also a coach at the Five Star Basketball Camp in both Dallas and Pittsburgh.
