Boys Basketball

Team Information

Cut/No-Cut Sport? Cut sport
Levels: Varsity / Junior Varsity / Sophomore / Freshman A / Freshman A2
Start Date: Nov. 11, 2024
Head Coach: Will Benson
Varsity Assistant Coaches: Paul Swan, Nate Gustin, David Simon
Sophomore Coaches: Ross Purchatzke, Matt Edstrom
Freshman Coaches: Jack Zimmerman, Floyd Glinsey Sr., Gene Albertson

Varsity Schedule JV Schedule Soph Schedule Frosh A Schedule  Frosh A2 Schedule

Tryout Information

Tryout Dates

• Start Date: Nov. 11, 2024
   

• Freshman Tryouts -- Fieldhouse from 3:30 - 6 p.m.

  • Monday, Nov. 11

  • Tuesday, Nov. 12

  • Wednesday, Nov. 13
     

• Sophomore Tryouts

  • Begins -- Monday, Nov. 11 @ the Sportscenter from 3:30 - 6 p.m.

  • Final day -- Tuesday, Nov. 12 w@ the Sportscenter from 6 - 8:30 p.m.
     

• Varsity Tryouts 

  • Begins -- Monday, Nov. 11 @ the Sportscenter from 3:30 - 6 p.m.

  • Final day -- Tuesday, Nov. 12 w@ the Sportscenter from 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Informational Meetings

There will be two opportunities to get information for boys basketball tryouts. Both meetings will be on Tuesday, Oct. 29. All players can attend either a brief meeting after open gym in the Sports Center (7:15 a.m.) or after school in room 2004 (3:45 p.m.). Players only need to attend one meeting. Please email Coach Benson (wbenson@d125.org) with any questions.

Registration

• Every athlete is required to register before they can participate in a tryout.

Head Coach Bio

Will Benson

2^nd Season
wbenson@d125.org

Coach Benson is entering his 17th year teaching and 15th year as a head coach, with this being his second year at the helm. Previously, he was the head boys’ basketball coach at Harvard High School, Marengo High School and has spent the last 9 years at Huntley High School. In his lone year at Marengo, he helped the team win 20 games for the first time in 14 years. At Huntley, Benson helped lead the Raiders to 2 regional championships and tied the school record for wins in a season (27) twice in the last 3 seasons. Coach Benson has been married to his wife (Sarah) for 17 years and has 2 daughters (Grace-15, Emily-8) and a son (Brady-10).