Yanni Hufnagel
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New York City, New York
- Penn State
- Cornell (B.S. '06)
- Oklahoma (M.Ed. '10)
 Lemon Perfect Founder and CEO Yanni Hufnagel | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Founder & CEO of The Lemon Perfect Company |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 26, 1982 New York City, New York |
| Alma mater |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2009 | Oklahoma (graduate asst.) |
| 2009–2013 | Harvard (asst.) |
| 2013–2014 | Vanderbilt (asst.) |
| 2014–2016 | California (asst.) |
| 2016–2017 | Nevada (asst.) |
Yanni Hufnagel (born August 26, 1982) is an American entrepreneur, former college basketball coach, and the founder and CEO of Atlanta-based The Lemon Perfect Company, maker of the enhanced water brand Lemon Perfect.[1][2] Before starting Lemon Perfect, he served as an assistant coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team under Eric Musselman.[3]
He previously served as an assistant coach for the California Golden Bears, Vanderbilt Commodores, and Harvard Crimson.[4] Hufnagel was regarded as one of the top recruiters in college basketball.[5]
Hufnagel was raised in Scarsdale, New York and is Jewish.[6] He played lacrosse for Scarsdale High School and was a team captain.[7][8] After being cut from Scarsdale High School's varsity basketball team, he took a position as the color commentator for the team's games on a local access cable TV channel.[9][8]
He attended Pennsylvania State University for one year, where he was a defenseman on the lacrosse team.[10][8] Hufnagel then transferred to Cornell University, where he served as a student manager for the Big Red men's basketball team. At Cornell, Hufnagel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations in 2006.[10][3]
Hufnagel began his coaching career as an intern with the New Jersey Nets before attending the University of Oklahoma, where he served as a graduate assistant coach for the Sooners men's basketball team. Hufnagel is credited with helping develop Blake Griffin while at Oklahoma.[11] At Oklahoma, Hufnagel earned a master's degree in Adult and Higher Education with an Emphasis in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration in 2010.[12][10]
