Basketball

Team Information

Cut/No-Cut Sport? Cut sport
Levels: Varsity / Junior Varsity / Sophomore / Freshman A1 / Freshman A2 / Freshman B
Start Date: Check the 2023-24 Winter Sport Tryout Info Guide
Head Coach: Will Benson
Varsity Assistant Coach: Matt Edstrom
Varsity Volunteer Coach: Paul Swan
Sophomore Coaches: Nate Gustin, Ross Purchatzke
Freshman Coaches: Kevin Gimre, Floyd Glinsey Sr., Jack Zimmerman

Varsity Schedule JV Schedule Soph Schedule Soph B Schedule Frosh A1 Schedule Frosh A2 Schedule Frosh B Schedule

Tryout Information

*For the most up-to-date information, view the 2023-24 Winter Sport Tryout Information (Google Doc).

Tryout Dates

• Start Date: Nov. 6, 2023

• Freshman Tryouts will be in the Fieldhouse from 3:30 - 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 6; Tuesday, Nov. 7; and Wednesday, Nov. 8.

• Sophomore Tryouts will be in the Sportscenter from 3:30 - 6 p.m. beginning on Nov. 6. Tuesday, Nov. 7 will be the final day of tryouts from 6 - 8:30 p.m. in the Sportscenter.

• Varsity Tryouts will be in the Sportscenter from 3:30 - 6 p.m. beginning on Nov. 6. Tuesday, Nov. 7 will be the final day of tryouts from 6 - 8:30 p.m. in the Sportscenter.

Informational Meetings

There will be two opportunities to get information for boys basketball tryouts. Both meetings will be on Tuesday, Oct. 24. 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

1^st Season
wbenson@d125.org

Coach Benson is entering his 16th year teaching and 14th year as a head coach, with this being his first year at Stevenson. 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).