Our Team

Alexia Archuleta (formerly Novelli) is a former player for the University of Alaska Anchorage. Originally from Anchorage, she played her first game of basketball in 8th grade at Hanshew Junior High. Her family moved to the Valley right before high school began and Alexia began her freshman year on the C Team at Colony High School. Developing into a varsity player, she left Alaska after graduation to continue her basketball career at SFCC, a junior college in Spokane. She had two double-doubles for the season; 22 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over Mt. Hood, and 18 points with 14 rebounds in a win over Columbia Basin. Alexia ended the season averaging double-digit points per game, led the starting lineup in shooting percentage, finished 2nd in rebounds and blocks, and earned a place as one of the team’s scholar-athletes.

Alexia decided coming home to play for UAA was her best option to develop as a player and to represent her home state. After two years, she joined the Wasilla High School coaching staff, learning under Coach Jeannie Hebert-Truax, Alaska's winningest girl's basketball coach with over 600 wins. In 2023 Alexia was named the new head basketball coach of Mountain City Christian Academy (formerly ACS) and posted a 23-4 record. Leaving her position for family reasons, she has still been heavily invested in Alaska basketball. She hopes to inspire other Alaskan athletes to pursue their aspirations of competing in athletics beyond high school, but also helping athletes see how their pursuits translate to success in life.

Michael Novelli is the co-founder of Prospect Athletics and CEO of Innovate, an Anchorage-based advertising and business consulting firm.

Dedicated to Alaska’s sports scene, Novelli founded the Alaska Football League (AFL) in 1999, the state's first outdoor adult tackle football league. As a player, coach, and leader, he helped the AFL become a launching pad for former high school standouts and aspiring athletes pursuing college and semi-professional careers.

Over two decades with Innovate, Novelli has had roles in other Alaskan sports, working with the Alaska Wild(the state's first professional indoor football team) and spending ten years with the Alaska Fighting Championship, the Alaska's premier mixed martial arts organization.

Beyond business and sports, Novelli is a parent first. With two of his children competing and coaching at the collegiate level and three more active kids under the age of 12, he remains committed to his work with Prospect Athletics. His passion for youth athletics comes from a belief that sports should be about developing young athletes—without politics, bias, adults wanting credit for athletes success, or parents living through their children. That philosophy guided him when he coached his son's youth football team to a perfect 10-0 season, reinforcing his commitment to creating an environment and culture where kids can thrive, compete, and grow through sports.