Coaches

High School: Ft. Vancouver
College: Mt Hood CC, Central Washington, Lewis & Clark
Coaching Experience: 40 years Hs. Head Coach. 32 at Prairie HS & 4 years Clark College
Coaching Career Statistics: 850- 152. 6 Washington State Championships
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: UConn WBB
Favorite Motivational Quote: "To achieve perfection, is nearly impossible, but in trying, excellence, is achieved."

High School: Morton
College: University of Puget Sound
Coaching Experience: 41 years as a varsity boys coach
Coaching Career Statistics: WIBCA Hall of Fame 2010, 4th All Time in Victories in Washington History,
Favorite Coaching Moment: Coaching my son, Rem Bakamus, each day that he was in our program.
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: University of Arizona Wildcats

High School: Gaston
College: Spokane Falls
Coaching Experience: 16 years
Coaching Career Statistics: Assistant Coach, Gaston, Forest Grove, Banks, Glencoe
Favorite Coaching Moment: Taking Banks to playoffs for the first time in 20 years
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: LA Lakers
Favorite Motivational Quote: "Bro, it's not that deep" Donovyn Hunter

High School: Queen Anne
College: George Fox, MAT, PSU
Coaching Experience: 5 years mid school, 2 years jv 13 years head coach Newberg high school, 1 year varsity assistant Southridge high, 5 years jv coach at Clackamas High, 17 years head coach Rex Putnam high
Coaching Career Statistics: Varsity only: Wins 375. Losses 382
Favorite Coaching Moment: Winning league titles at Newberg and Clackamas.
Finishing third in state @ CHS.
My 17 years at RPHS.
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: MJ. Seattle Sonics.
Favorite Motivational Quote: "Always look forward to the next challenge"

High School: Anacortes
College: Western Washington University
Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach for 3 years at Anacortes HS and for 27 years at Mark Morris HS
Coaching Career Statistics: 4-3 Varsity Head Coaching Record filling in for Bill Bakamus.
Favorite Coaching Moment: Beating Rainier Beach in the Semifinals of the 3A State Tournament in 2005. We were outsized and outmatched, but somehow we found a way. Stellar performance by our players.
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: Steph Curry
Favorite Motivational Quote: "I never lose. Either I win or I learn."

High School: Zillah
College: Central Washington University
Coaching Experience: 8 years as Head Coach, 3 years as assistant coach.
Coaching Career Statistics: 183 wins and 14 losses. Three state titles. 3rd, 4th, and 6th place finishes.
Favorite Coaching Moment: Winning the 2024 State Championship on a last second shot to protect our undefeated season!
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: Kobe Bryant! Big Mamba Mentality fan.
Favorite Motivational Quote: "There are no short cuts" -John Wooden

High School: Rex Putnam
College: Oregon, Concordia, PSU
Coaching Experience: 27 years at Cleveland and Rex Putnam - all levels from Freshman to Varsity head coach
Favorite Coaching Moment: 2017 Round of 16 tourney win @ Pendleton
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: Favorite NCAA team - UCLA ; NBA team 1977 Blazers; current player Steph Curry
Favorite Motivational Quote: "Never confuse doing something well with doing the right things well"

Coaching Experience: 41 years as a coach in Oregon.  Sandy, Franklin, McMinnville and Beaverton High Schools.
Coaching Career Statistics: 699 wins and second in career wins for State of Oregon Coaches

39 straight wins.  State record for large school classification

16 state tournament trophies won

Two state championships won; McMinnville 1979 and Beaverton HS in 1998.

Head Coach in two McDonalds All American games

Co-Founder of the Les Schwab Invitational Holiday Tournament

Game Director and Co-Founder of the Northwest Shootout

2010 inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. 

High School: Nooksack Valley High School
College: Western Washington University
Coaching Experience: One year Women’s Basketball at Western, 9 years varsity assistant at Nooksack Valley
Favorite Coaching Moment: Seeing the progression each season of skill and confidence. I also love building relationships with my players. Highest honor is getting invited to their weddings and special events.
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: Loved my Sonics but a big fan of Pistol Pete and Larry Bird
Favorite Motivational Quote: "Everyone is sore. Everyone is tired. Everyone has an excuse. Don’t be everyone."

High School: Sehome
College: Western Washington University
Coaching Experience: 27 Year - Head Coach at Nooksack Valley High School
Coaching Career Statistics: 444-259
Favorite Coaching Moment: Winning state twice in a row
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: Seattle Supersonics
Favorite Motivational Quote: "Performance is a behavior not an outcome" - Mark Bennett

High School: Gaston
College: Pacific U
Coaching Experience: 25 years, Gaston, Forest Grove, Beaverton, Banks, Glencoe, Yamhill-Carlton
Favorite Coaching Moment: Being on Beaverton staff for Nick Robertson's 600 career win.
Favorite College/Professional Basketball Player or Team: Boston Celtics
Favorite Motivational Quote: "I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come." Michael Jordan