Mark Gerber
mark.gerber@district196.org
Varsity Head Coach
9 Years as Varsity Head Coach, 12th year at Eastview
Hometown: Dubuque, Iowa
Family: (Bill), Mother (Rachel), Brother (Bill)
Previous Experience: 3 years as Eastview Assistant
Coaching Inspiration: John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Bill Gerber
Basketball Memory: University of St. Thomas 1990 Iowa State Tournament, 1994 Div III Final Four, 2005 State Tournament
Brian Silk
brian.silk@district196.org
Varsity Assistant Coach
3 Years as Varsity Assistant Coach
Hometown: Inver Grove Heights
Family: wife (Leah), daughter (Isla) son of Mike & Becki Silk
Previous Experience: 8 years in high school coaching (as head or assistant varsity coach)
Coaching Inspiration: Mike Silk, Don Meyer
Basketball Memory: Winning the 1997 Class AAA state basketball championship with Simley High School.
Playing Experience: North Dakota State University (Played for coaches Ray Giacoletti and Greg McDermott). Four year all-conference player at Simley High School (Played for coaches Wayne Anderson and Ed Cassidy).
Brian is a 5th grade teacher at Cedar Park S.T.E.M. School in Apple Valley
Carl Scales
crlscales@hotmail.com
Varsity Assistant Coach
1st year as Varsity Assistant Coach
Hometown - Madison, North Carolina
Family - Wife, Kellie (Sagmoen Scales) is an English teacher at EVHS; Sons Caden (7) and Kenji (6) attend the Richfield Dual Language School
Previous Experience - MN Metro Stars 2004-present; Eastview Hgh School Boys Varsity Assistant 2005, 2007; Eagan High School Girls Varsity Head Coach, 2006; Hopkins Girls Varsity Asistant, 2000-2005; Hopkins Girls Traveling program, 1999.
Coaching Inspiration - Dean Smith and the Carolina Way - "Play hard, play smart, play together"
Basketball Memory - Witnessing the development, growth, and maturation - academically, athletically, and socially - of the many promising young people with whom I've worked...
Carl is a Technical Training Manager for the San Francisco based McKesson Corporation
Bill Olson
olson@saintmpl.org
10th Grade Coach
9 Years coaching at EVHS
Hometown: St. Paul
Family: Wife, Debbie and three Children (Tony, Matt and Anna)
Previous experience: Mankato East HS, West St. Paul Brady HS, St. Clair HS, St. Michael's School, Minnesota Southside
Playing experience: Brady HS, Inver Hills JC
Coaching Inspiration: John Wooden, Bobby Knight, Jimmy Valvano
Chad Harris
chad.harris@district196.org
10th Grade Assistant Coach
7th year working at EVHS 4th year coaching.
Current strength and conditioning coordinator for the Boy's program
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Family: Tess(wife), Austen(daughter), Hunter(son), Brayden(son).
Previous Experience: College: Concordia University(St. Paul). Scholarship Football and basketball player.
Message: Strong work ethic, honesty, loyalty, and integrity, are the things that I try to instill in our boy's so that they will grow to be positive leaders in the community and in the home.
Dave Thomforde
dthomforde@spa.org
9th Grade A Coach
6 years coaching at EVHS
Hometown: Red Wing
Family: Cheri (wife), Carly (26), Dane (24), Ethan (20), Haley (17)
Previous Experience: St. Paul Academy Head Boys Basketball Coach 1982-1995, St. Paul Academy Head Girls Basketball Coach 2000-2004
Coaching Inspiration: John Wooden , Ed Prohofsky
Basketball Memory: Having the opportunity to play college basketball and coach the game of basketball. High School Basketball Red Wing- 3 year starter; College Basketball Hamline University
Dan Holle
danholle3@hotmail.com
9th Grade B Coach
2 Years at EVHS
Hometown: Chippewa Falls, WI
Family: Wife - Darcy
Previous Experience: 8th Grade Coach at Stillwater Junior High, Assistant Coach at Culver-Stockton College in Missouri, Assistant Coach at UW-River Falls.
Coaching Inspiration: Al Holle, Andrew Holle, Rick Bowen
Basketball Memory: Winning the 2004 WIAC championship at UW-River Falls for the first time at the school since 1954.
Dan currently is completing his teacher certification at UW-River Falls in PE K-12 and Adapted PE along with Driver's Education licensure at St Cloud State. Dan is also a substitute teacher in District 196 and a baseball coach at Eastview High School.