An original “Jersey Boy”, Coach Ken Kimble has been involved with Memphis area lacrosse since his family moved to the Bluff City from northern New Jersey in 1988. While a student at Christian Brothers High School,  Coach Kenny was part of the first wave of high school lacrosse players in Tennessee. Along with the support of his parents, he was instrumental in establishing the lacrosse program at CBHS where he was an all-state attackman. He returned to The Brothers to serve as an assistant coach while still in college. Since then, he has been an active coach in the Memphis area, having served as head coach at Collierville High School for a few seasons and then founding and coaching the Brothers Lacrosse Club for two seasons.

Coach Kimble stepped into the world of women’s lacrosse with his eldest daughter in 2019. Since then, he has been an assistant coach with the Houston Mustangs program in Germantown, TN. In 2023, when his youngest was ready to start playing, Coach Kimble, along with one of his former players from CBHS, Michael Hudman, founded Stars 901 Lacrosse Club to serve Memphis area girls who did not have teams to join at their own schools.

Kimble and his wife, Amy, have two daughters, Davis and Erin. Kimble is the managing director of development for Youth Villages, a national non-profit dedicated to helping kids with emotional and behavioral problems live successfully.

Coach Michael Hudman was the first volunteer with Stars 901 Lacrosse Club and has been in a leadership role ever since.

In his role as a Director, Coach Michael Hudman gives strategic guidance to the growth of the club, helps with recruiting players and parents, and helps provide leadership for club events and activities on and off the field. A graduate of 

Christian Brothers High School where he was an all-state attackman under the coaching  of then offensive coordinator, Stars 901 founder, Ken Kimble.  Coach Hudman went on to play competitive club lacrosse for Auburn University, where earned several accolades over his career, leading to his selection into the SELC Hall of Fame as well as the SELC 25th Anniversary team. 

In addition to his role as a Director, Coach Hudman is the head coach of Stars 901 5th and 6th grade programs as well as a coach with the Brothers Lacrosse Club.

When he's not coaching his own kids and others, Michael Hudman is an established restaurateur in Memphis and New Orleans. His experience as an entrepreneur has been invaluable to the growth of the club.

Coach Sydney has been involved with Stars 901 Lacrosse since the club's inception. She serves as the head coach for our middle school programs

A Memphis native, Sydney began playing lacrosse at a later age while at White Statio High School. A quick learner, Sydney found herself playing goalie for Shorter College where she set program records between the pipes and served as team captain

Coach Sydney returned to Memphis after graduation in the Spring of 2024. She currently serves as a full-time assistant at Rhodes College.

When she's not coaching, recruiting or watching film, Coach Sydney enjoys hitting the links at Memphis area golf courses.