[1] Trakh attended La Quinta High School in Westminster, California, where he was a teammate on the basketball team with Johnny Rogers.

[3] Trakh served as an assistant coach at Riverside Community College from 1989 to 1993 and for the UC Irvine Anteaters from 1994 to 1996.

In 2023, Trakh became part of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) for APR.

He guided APR to the national championship in the 2023 RBL season, while being named Coach of the Year as well.

[8] Trakh served as the west coast advance scout for the Golden State Warriors during the 2015–16 season.