Anthony Susnjara is in his fifth year as an assistant coach at Irvine Valley.

Susnjara brings a wealth of knowledge to the Laser staff.

He is the founder and director of the West Coast Basketball Academy, is a former high school varsity assistant at Orange County powerhouse Santa Margarita and played professionally in Australia.

The 6-8 Susnjara began playing basketball at age 14 for Bossley Park High School in Sydney, Australia.

He moved from there to Westfields Sports High School in Australia and then transferred to St. John's College High School in Washington D.C. to compete in arguably the toughest high school league in America, the WCAC. 

After a successful senior year he fielded several college scholarship offers, ultimately deciding on Coastal Carolina University, in South Carolina.

Susnjara was a center and power forward for Coastal Carolina in the Big South Conference from 1999-2004.

He graduated from Coastal Carolina with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education.

Upon graduation, Susnjara returned to Australia to play professional basketball with the Sydney Kings in the NBL. 

He competed in the Kings first China Tour in 2006, playing against the Chinese National Team. 

In 2007, he represented his country as captain playing in the RP-Australia Goodwill Games in the Philippines. 

He also competed for the Ballarat Miners in Australia and the Harbour Heat in New Zealand. 

In 2008, Susnjara won a championship playing for Keflavik in the Icelandic Express League. He finished his career playing for the Townsville Crocodiles in the Australian NBL.​ Susnjara was named first team all-league and team MVP his final season.

Susnjara moved to California in 2010 to marry his long-time girlfriend Jennifer, who also attended Coastal Carolina on scholarship. 

Jennifer captained the women’s volleyball team. 

The two live in Rancho Santa Margarita with their daughter Olivia.