Meet The Coaches

Varsity Head Coach

After over 20 seasons of coaching all ages and levels of basketball I am excited to serve as the leader of the Chargers program.  For the past three seasons (2021-2024) I served as the varsity assistant at Dakota Ridge High School.  In those three years we only lost one league game, won the 5a Jeffco league twice, won the team sportsmanship award, played twice in the Coliseum for the Elite Eight and had a player that was voted 5a Jeffco MVP and second team all-state.  When I am not coaching I serve as the director of a local private family foundation.  My wife Vali and I have four teenage children.


Nathan Jerome         •         720-810-2662  nathan.jerome1@gmail.com


Junior Varsity Head Coach

I’m so excited to be at Chatfield and build something every student, staff and the community can be proud of. In the 23-24 season I was the L3 head coach at Castle View High School, before that I was the Student Assistant coach with Metropolitan State University of Denver’s men’s basketball team. Before that I served as the Student Assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at Trinidad State College. 


Connor Hartley 303-589-3452  cchartley2@gmail.com


Level III Head Coach

Coach Simons has been coaching basketball since 2002 when he agreed to coach a Gold Crown team for Chatfield.  Since then, he has coached boys and girls at various levels at multiple schools along the Front Range.  Brad is a self-employed civil engineer and lives in the Chatfield community with his extremely tolerant wife, Pam.  Two of his daughters are Chatfield alums.  His youngest daughter is a junior at Chatfield and a member of the Girls Gymnastics team.


Brad Simons •        303-589-3452 • bradley.a.simons@gmail.com


Lead Assistant

This is my 10th season as a high school basketball coach in Colorado. Besides my years of coaching experience I have a profound love for the game and a personal mission of supporting the development of young men. Beyond the basketball court, I am a local business owner who has been a part of the Denver community for more than one decade. Outside of work, I dedicate much of my time to volunteering for organizations like the Denver Art Museum, Future Business Leaders of America, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado. I share my life with my wonderful wife, Liz, an assistant principal at a local high school. Together, we love traveling around the state of Colorado, checking out new and obscure mountain towns with our two dogs.


Ethan Nkana


JV Assistant

I graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in Engineering Physics in 2022. In the fall of 2024 I joined the new A.P. Physics program and teach engineering at Chatfield High School. I have been an assistant basketball coach at Jefferson Academy from 2022 to 2024 and also coached softball, golf, and baseball. Alongside teaching and coaching, I am working on obtaining my master's in physics from Texas A&M Commerce, and I help conduct research at the Colorado School of Mines. I love attending sports activities and supporting all Denver professional sports teams in my free time. I enjoy time with friends, playing in different adult sports leagues, and supporting all Denver professional sports teams in my free time.


Dawson Lang


Level III Assistant

Steve was born and raised in Colorado. He has been married to his beautiful wife Allicia for 23 years and has two pretty cool teenagers. Steve has worked with high school students as a student ministries pastor for 20 years. As for coaching, Steve has been an assistant basketball coach for one season and a head volleyball coach for five years. 


Steve Maestas


Program Assistant - Player Development Director

I grew up in Glens Falls, NY and ended up being offered a scholarship to play basketball at BYU in Utah. There I became the 2011 National Player of the Year in 2011 and was the nation's leading scorer. I was drafted 10th overall to the Sacramento Kings and played 13 seasons professionally in the NBA, China, and EuroLeague. Most recently I played in the 2024 Paris Olympics for team USA on their 3x3 team. I have three children with my wife Whitney. My first year coaching but have been fortunate to have been coached by some of the best coaches all over the world.


Jimmer Fredetter