Race And Pace Basketball
By Stewart Richards
Race And Pace BasketballApr 08, 2020
Coach Alex Stephenson: Head Girls Basketball Coach, Brock Lady Eagles
Coach Trent Lankford: Gruver High School
Coach Ben Connell: Sands Girls Head Basketball Coach
Coach Lauren Gaudette
Kaitlyn Laudig: Head Girls Basketball @ Sinton HIgh School
Coach Steven Gilbert: Head Women's Basketball Coach @ Colorado Northwest Community College
In Gilbert's first year as a first chair Women's Basketball assistant coach at Neosho County Community College, Gilbert managed team and individual skill development. He also marketed players, helping to get 100% of the Sophomore players offers to four year universities. In addition to this, Gilbert helped manage the team's grades- leading the team to finish their Fall semester with the best GPA in team history at a 3.48 GPA. Gilbert helped to manage the team's website, social media, community service, and fundraiser events.
Prior to coaching at Neosho County Community College, Coach Gilbert coached at Miyamura High School as a Head Girls Basketball Coach. Gilbert guided the Lady Patriots to their first ever playoff birth and upset the defending state champions in the first round. He beat their rival team for the first time in school history and lost in the quarter finals of the state tourney. Leading his team to success with a 3.5 team GPA and a new school record, Gilbert was again named NM All-Star Game head coach, and he coached in the New Mexico - Arizona All-Star Classic. In this year, Gilbert sent 6 players to college, and secured three additional future scholarships for his younger athletes.
Before his work at Miyamura High School, Gilbert moved to New Mexico where he accepted a position as a Head Girls Coach of Laguna Acoma High School. In his time at this school, he guided his team to a 24-6 record while maintaining an 18 game winning streak that broke the school record. The program made it to the state semifinals before losing a nail biter to the #1 team in the state. The program finished the year with a team GPA of 3.3. Gilbert also sent three players to college that year. Coach GIlbert was named coach of the year for his district, honorable mention for coach of the year for state, and head coach for the all-star game.
Coach Gilbert began his head coaching career at South Walton high school as the Head Boys Basketball Coach. Here, he developed a young team with beginners knowledge and skill to place second in district. Understanding the importance of being students before athletes, Coach Gilbert motivated his athletes to finish second in academics in the state.
Before becoming a head coach, Gilbert was an assistant high school girls basketball at Chiles High School for two years where he helped the program reach state for the first time in over five years. He also helped to develop the skill of players, leading a player to continue her basketball career at Daytona Beach Community College. Coach Gilbert then moved to Panama City, Florida where he was the assistant Boys Basketball Coach at Mosley High school for one year. Here, he also assisted with skill development leading several students to college success.
Gilbert earned his B.S. degree in biological science from Florida State University and also has a M.S. in secondary education. Coach Gilbert has been coaching for 10 years. Within these 10 years, he has coached college, high school, and AAU.
Coach Rusty Rainbolt: Head Women's Basketball @ East Texas Baptist University
Rainbolt is no stranger to the ASC as he has coached at Concordia University-Texas and McMurry University. Prior to coming back to NCAA Division III, he spent two years in his hometown of Sweetwater, Texas, as the Girls Athletic Coordinator and Head Girls Basketball Coach. He may be reached at rrainbolt@etbu.edu
Josiah Tauaefa-Linebacker for the New York Giants
Jacob Skinner: Head Boys Basketball @ Texas High, TX
Coach Shannon Fisher: Head Girls Basketball @ Gruver HS
Coach Heather Van Noy: Head Coach @ Denton Guyer High School
Nick Alvarado: Founder of Texas High School Girls Basketball
Ross Reedy: Head Girls Coach @ Frisco Liberty HS
Coach Joe Lombard: Head Girls Coach @ Caynon HS
Coach Beth Jillson: Head Coach @ Texas Women's University
Coach Jhared Marshall: Head Girls Coach @ Manvel HS
Marshall's first season was supposed to be a rebuild, however, the Mavericks proved all year-long to be formidable opponents. They finished third in an extremely competitive district before making a successful playoff run, reaching the regional quarterfinals. Manvel finished the year with a record of 23-11.
PRIOR TO MANVEL
Marshall comes to Manvel by way of Cedar Ridge High School where he was the associate head coach. During his tenure, the Raiders posted consecutive 25-win campaigns and made it to the regional quarterfinals in both seasons. Previous coaching stops include Williowridge, Morton Ranch, Vista Ridge, and Taylor.
PERSONAL
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Marshall credits his "Windy City" upbringing with shaping his coaching style and philosophy. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008 and his Master’s Degree from the University of Houston in 2011.
Marshall is married to his high school sweetheart, Tiffani. They have three children: Jordyn (15), Scottie (6) and Kobi (1).
Chance Westmoreland:Head Girls Basketball Coach and Girls Coordinator @ Argyle HS
Contact: cwestmoreland@argyleisd.com
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Aseem Rastogi
Currently, Rastogi serves as an Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. Prior. Rastogi coached girls basketball at the scholastic level in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., for the past seven years. In 2018-19, as the head varsity coach at South County High School in Lorton, Virginia, he coached his team to a record-breaking season. The team achieved its first-ever ranking in The Washington Post (#18), as well as set school records for points in a game (81), 3-pointers made in a season (124), assists in a season (308), and points in a season (1257). Before that, at W.T. Woodson High, he helped the program host its first district playoff game and appear in its first regional playoff game in 5 years while rebuilding the program over three years. During this time, Rastogi developed 9 different all-district players and coordinated the first-ever girls elite camp in the history of Northern Virginia girls basketball. Prior to that, Rastogi spent 2012-13 at Division I Virginia Commonwealth University as Director of Player Personnel and Interim Director of Basketball Operations. Along with coaching at Brandeis, Rastogi is a business teacher at Holliston High School who is serving as one of four Regional Leadership Coaches with Lead ‘Em Up, a nationwide youth, high school, and college sports leadership program.