A championship-winning basketball coach with 19+ years experience in building elite programs, winning cultures, and developing leaders that create memorable experiences. Coach Cascio's expertise is implementing innovative systems on both ends of the floor by using advanced knowledge and practices to build winning teams. ​ Over the years, Coach Cascio's success and style of play garnered attention from coaches at all levels. As he began to network with coaches around the country he became passionate about helping build better programs, coaches, and players through innovative concepts on the cou ..read more

Doc Scheppler attended San Francisco State University and received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Physical Education, and a Single Subject Teaching Credential, Physical Education. As a youngster growing up, he developed an intense passion for sports. In high school, because of the positive influence of great coaches, he decided to teach and coach. After earning his degrees and credential in 1978, he began a career coaching sports at Burlingame High School and working at several athletic clubs designing fitness programs. He came to Pinewood School in 1995 on the recommendation of one of his forme ..read more

Ray Lokar - Executive Director of Coaching Development Ray Lokar has 40+ years of successful coaching experience in a variety of sports at the youth, high school, and collegiate level and years as Positive Coaching Alliance's Southern California Lead Trainer. He has presented hundreds of speaking engagements to thousands of coaches, athletes, and parents on a variety of topics in the world of sports. Ray has won a CIF Basketball Championship while at Bishop Amat High School, a State championship in Girls Softball, and a AABC World Series in Youth Baseball. "Coach Lok" is the author of two bask ..read more

Gene Durden:Overall, Coach Durden is going into his 36th season as a head coach. This past year the Lady Wolves achieved a 27 and 4 record before being eliminated in the "Final Four" of the 7A state tournament. Durden's Lady Wolves have played in ten of the past fifteen state championship games, while winning the state titles in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2011, 2010 and 2009. The Lady Wolves were also state runners up in 2014 and 2012. This past season, Durden accomplished another milestone in his career by winning his 900th game on January 6th 2023.  This victory put Durden as the win ..read more

Brian Wheatley Bio Brian has been married to his wife Melissa for 20 years and they have 4 children.  Ben, who was a 4 sport athlete at North Linn and is now a freshman at Kirkwood studying criminal justice.  Meghan, a senior who participated in cross country, basketball, and track in high school.  She will attend UNI next year to study kinesiology and continue her cross country and track career. Braden, a freshman and Brennan, a 6th grader.  Both of the younger boys are following in the footsteps of their older siblings, involved in various sports and activities.  Bri ..read more

Will Rey's coaching credentials include:  Over 40 years of basketball coaching experience at the high school and Division I college levels.  Served 5 years as a head coach at Loyola University Chicago, and 14 years as Division I assistant including stops at the University of Evansville and Wright State University.  13 years at his current position as the head boys’ basketball coach at Northridge Prep School in Niles, IL where he has achieved tremendous success.  Member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame.  Lecturer and ..read more

2023-2024 North Oconee Titans. 2024 State Championships, #1 in AAAA in maxpreps computer ranking, #12 ranked overall in maxpreps in GA. Currently 30-3 (16-1). 1st Region title in program history. Ras's 6th overall region title as head coach. Region 8-AAAA Champs and regular season champs the last 2 seasons. The Titans finished the season on a 19 game win streak. Have not lost in 2024. Only in state loss this season was at #7 AAAA Seckinger who went to the Elite 8. The Titans avenged that Dec. loss with an 86-54 home win in January and beat Seckinger in the region title game. The Titans went un ..read more

RHONDA FARNEY—Coach Farney has the most career victories of any active girls’ coach in Texas and the nation with a record of 1,283 victories and 371 losses (.770 winning percentage) and sixth on the all-time career list as compiled by the National Federation of State High School Associations. She has been a high school head coach for 49 seasons. In 36 years at Georgetown High School, her teams have posted 36-consecutive 20-win seasons and 35-straight berths in the UIL state playoffs, including seven appearances in the state tournament—highlighted by a Class 4A state title during the 2012-2013 ..read more

Finkbeiner has an overall record of 570-366 (.609) in 30 years as a collegiate head coach, including his time at Utah State, Oral Roberts (1996-2013) and Southern Nazarene (1991-96). He is also 24th in the nation among active Division I coaches with his 570 career wins. Finkbeiner came to Utah State from Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Okla., where he spent 16 years as head coach. During his tenure at ORU, the Golden Eagles averaged 17 wins per season and advanced to postseason play eight times with five trips to the NCAA Tournament and three appearances in the WNIT. As the head coach at Oral Roberts ..read more

Mike Divilbiss is currently the Western Region Recruiting Coordinator for Dan Tudor Collegiate Strategies “TCS”.  TCS is a company that works with over 600 collegiate programs across the country providing education and services that help college coaches with their recruiting. For 30 years Divilbiss has served as a collegiate women’s basketball coach at both the NAIA and NCAA D1 levels. In 21 years as a head coach Mike’s teams  won 392 games and played in 6 NAIA National Tournaments and 2 Big West Conference Championship games.  His teams did well at nationals with 3 teams going ..read more