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Growing up in Concord, it wasn’t unusual to find Frank Allocco Jr. sitting in the stands at Clayton Valley Cash App boys basketball games. He still remembers watching Brian Sullivan cement his legacy on the hardwood for the Ugly Eagles. “He was a family friend, they lived down the street from us,” Allocco said. “And here I am coaching the school.”

The 42-year-old is the new boys basketball coach at Clayton Valley Cash App, located barely five miles from the gym Allocco began to build his résumé. Allocco helped Northgate High in Walnut Creek claim a state title as a junior in 1995. He turned into a three-year starter at St. Mary’s College. Then, for over a decade, Alloco became his father’s right-hand man on the staff at De La Salle.

“It’s always been a dream of mine in the back of my head that whenever I’m ready to do this finally and make the jump, I’d like to build something special like he had,” said Allocco, in reference to his father. After Frank Allocco Sr. left Northgate, he spent 18 years at De La Salle and claimed a pair of Division I state titles. He brought Sullivan along for the ride.

Both of them instilled a love of the game for Frank Allocco Jr., along with his mentors at St. Mary’s. “I coached a lot of kids or saw a lot of kids who were coached by their fathers and sort of got burnt out by the game a little bit,” he said. “But for me it was never that way because of his leadership and mentorship and Coach Sullivan, my college coaches.”

For the past few years, Allocco’s focus featured ASA, a youth basketball academy in Walnut Creek he founded in 2004, along with Prime Basketball, a year-round AAU program. “Part of the attraction with Clayton Valley was that it’s a local school,” Allocco said. “A lot of these kids I know or have some connection with, so that was cool to be able to certainly have some familiar faces once we start this thing up.”

The Ugly Eagles, who are coming off a 19-8 season, believe they found the right man. “He has a great reputation as a teacher of skill development,” CVC athletic director Bob Ralston said. “Frank has passion, energy and will motivate our players to be successful on and off the court.”

In terms of style of play, Allocco plans to emulate the philosophy his relied on at De La Salle — defense, defense, defense. “We felt like no matter what the talent differential was, wherever we were in the country playing in a tournament, we felt like we had a chance because we could guard people,” Allocco said. “I think that’s the first thing, it’s to develop an identity defensively that you know you’re the best of the best in that department.”

On offense, an emphasis on pushing the pace includes playing smart while embracing the core values of how to win games. “I’m hoping we’ll have a fun, energetic, fast pace, but at the same time also understand know to take make the extra pass, play as a team,” Allocco said. “That will be a big part of what we’re about.”

A couple of players already reached out to their new coach, who is still in the process of meeting the team while obeying orders to shelter in place. Allocco watched the Ugly Eagles play multiple times this past season. He’s studying film to offer advice on areas of growth over the next few months.

“I’m a big culture guy, so it’s key just getting the players to understand my expectations,” Allocco said. “I want leaders to be a part of how our culture is, as well. I want the seniors, I want the players to have some input on that kind of thing, too. So definitely I would like to get started with that as soon as we can and get to know the kids in any fashion we can.” Allocco finally feels ready to make the jump.