PINNACLE VARSITY COACHES
Charlie Wilde - Head Coach

Coach Wilde received his Bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University and his Master’s Degree in Leadership from Northern Arizona University. He has been Teaching and Coaching for the past 35 years in the Paradise Valley School District. Coach Wilde started the Pinnacle Basketball Program 26 years ago. Coach Wilde and his wife Bridgette have two children, Kyla who is 23 and Alexa who is 18 years old. He enjoys spending his time with his family when he is not coaching and when time permits golfing.
Taylor Rohde - Assistant Coach

Coach Taylor is a true hometown hero. After countless awards and school records
at Pinnacle High School, including Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year,
Coach Taylor continued to have an impressive college career.  He played 2 years at
Arizona State University and 2 years at Alaska Anchorage.  At UAA he was honored to
be a Unanimous All-American and National Player of the Year.  After college,
Coach Taylor ventured to play professionally overseas for 5 years. He played on various
teams from Germany to Euro Challenge. Coach Rohde is starting his 5th year on the
coaching staff at Pinnacle. He was most recently voted to the top 100 on the West
Coast for being a coach and a director by Silver Waves Media.
 Nathan Stumpf - Assistant Coach

​Coach Stumpf graduated from ASU in 2010, where he got his B.S. in Applied Biological Sciences. He received his Master of Science in Biology from Grand Canyon University in 2019. This will be Coach Stumpf’s 16th year coaching high school basketball and his 12th year at Pinnacle High School. Coach Stumpf was previously the Head Varsity Basketball Coach at Goldwater High School from 2019-2021. During his last stint at Pinnacle, he was the Head JV Coach and before that the Head Freshman Coach. He’s thrilled to be back and a part of a coaching staff that has a plethora of knowledge about basketball and emphasizes the fundamentals of the game. Off the court, Coach Stumpf enjoys spending time with his wife, Amanda, and their two kids, Natalie and Jordan. He goes to Suns games in his spare time and is an avid autographed basketball jersey collector.
Awak Ring - Assistant Coach

Coach Awak Ring is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, he moved to Arizona in 2021. He played at Avondale La Joya Community high School (2021-22) where he attended his junior year, then Glendale Raymond S. Kellis High School (2022-23) for his senior year where he graduated in 2023. Coach Ring began his coaching journey right out of high school at the age of 18 with AZ Strike Basketball Club coaching the 15U and 16U groups. Coach Ring then started coaching high school basketball here at Pinnacle in the (2024-25) season while also coaching with Peak Basketball Academy coaching all age groups from ages 11 up to 17, as well as working Phoenix Suns NBA Youth camps during the summer. At only 20 years old this will be Coach Ring's 3rd year coaching and year 2 with Pinnacle Boys Basketball as Assistant Varsity Coach. ​
Connor Naylor - Assistant Coach

Coach Naylor is a Pinnacle High School graduate. During his years at Pinnacle he has served as a manager for the football team and the boys basketball team. Coach Naylor continues to be involved with football and boys basketball at Pinnacle.