Meet the

COACHES

Monique (Mimi) O’Connell

Middle School Director and Coach

Mimi joined MCW Starz as a coach in 2019 and is now the Middle School Director. She brings years of passion and experience to basketball —  instilling discipline, teamwork, and sportsmanship in players, while also emphasizing the importance of academic success and personal growth.

Mimi is a former Division 1 college player at Canisius College in Buffalo where she started for four years and held the record for most steals in a season. After college, she was a physical education teacher at both the high school and elementary levels. She was then the girls varsity head coach at Mohonasen HIgh School in Schenectady, NY.
In addition to her work with MCW Starz, Mimi volunteers as a youth basketball coach with Marblehead Girls Basketball.

MEET THE COACHES

Founders and coaches Mandy Carter-Zegarowski and Zach Zegarowski have basketball in their blood. Their passion for the game has shaped MCW Starz into what it is today.