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Varsity Head Coach: Bart Brandenburg
RHS welcomes coach Brandenburg back for his fourth year as the head varsity coach. Bart spent his youth actively engaged in the sport of basketball as the son of U. of Montana, U. of Wyoming and San Diego State basketball head coach, Jim Brandenburg. Bart was a three-year varsity starter at Torrey Pines High School, where he was first team Palomar League his senior season. After high school, Bart attended San Diego State University on a full scholarship where he played NCAA Division I basketball and spent summers assisting with college and high school basketball camps.
Coach Brandenburg is a 1998 graduate of the UW. During his college years, he continued to be an active member of the community contributing his time and experience to Seattle youth in various capacities including, basketball coach, league director, and creator of the AAU Boy's Basketball program, "WAKE". After college Bart has continued coaching various youth groups including Garfield High School women's basketball team and local WAKE teams. In his first year at RHS, Bart led the Roughriders to a 14-1 season in the Kingco league and a 20-5 overall record and the team's first trip to the State Championships in 18 years!
JV Head Coach: Derek Gossler
Derek grew up in Puyallup, Washington, where he played 4 years at Cascade Christian High School and graduated in 2003. Derek then went on to play 2 years at South Puget Sound CC, and is now a student at the University of Washington and hopes to eventually become a college coach. Derek played shooting guard. In the last game of his career he scored 26 against Highline Community college. He made the Deans List at UW and South Puget Sound and was a member of the NWAACC all academic basketball team. Derek is studying communications and biology. Other interests include: watching basketball, football, baseball and working out.
F-S Head Coach: Mike Drummond
Mike is the newest addition to our coaching staff and we are lucky to have him! Mike played point guard in high school for John McGuire, a legendary coach at St. Catherine's High School in Wisconsin. He finished his high school career with a 68-7 record, and was subsequently recruited to play for the University of Oregon. Mike played for Dick Harter, a controversial coach, known for his tough defensive style. His Oregon team was inducted into the Oregon Hall of Fame after finishing strong in the “Pac 8”, going on to the NIT tournament 3 years in a row.
Individually his honors include: induction into the St. Catherine's Hall of Fame, named most inspirational player as a junior and senior at Oregon, as well as being team captain and MVP his senior year! He and his wife Mary have two children; Natalie who is a student at Seattle U, and Nick who is a sophomore at Roosevelt, also playing hoops for the RoughRiders. In Mike's words, “we are proud to be a part of the Roosevelt Community.”
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