Boys Basketball

Teams

• Varsity
• Sophomore 
• Freshmen A&B

Schedule

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Season starts Tuesday, November 7, 2022

Varsity – All tryouts will take place in the Titan Dome 

• Monday, November 7: 5:30-7:00 a.m.  and 5:45-7:45 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 8: 7-10 AM  in the Titan Dome

• Wednesday, November 9: 3:45-5:45 p.m. in the Titan Dome

Sophomore: All tryouts will take place in the West Gym

• Monday, November 7: 3:45-5:45 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 8: 10 a.m.-noon
• Wednesday, November 9: 3:45-5:45 p.m.

Freshman: All tryouts will take place in the Fieldhouse

• Monday, November 7: 3:45-5:45 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 8: 10:00 a.m.-noon
• Wednesday, November 9: 3:45-5:30 p.m.

Phil Ralston

5th Season at Glenbrook South (22nd Season overall as Head Coach):

Phil Ralston is in his 5th season as the head boys basketball coach at Glenbrook South. He previously coached nine years at Geneva High School in Geneva, IL; and eight years at Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, IL. Since coming to Glenbrook South, Coach Ralston's teams have won two Central Suburban League Championships, two IHSA Regional Titles, three Thanksgiving Tournament Championships and won the Wheeling Holiday Tournament. His teams have won 72% of their games. Coach Ralston's Career Coaching Accomplishments include:

2015 - IHSA Class 4A 4th Place Finish
1 Super-Sectional Championship
1 Sectional Championship
4 Regional Championships
6 Conference Championships
6 Winter Holiday Tournament Championships
11 Thanksgiving Tournament Championships
3 MLK Tournament Championships
IBCA Coach of the Year: 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19, 2016-17, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2001-02
Chicago Sun-Times Coach of the Year: 2015
Daily Herald Coach of the Year: 2017, 2015, 2009
Lake County Coach of the Year: 2003, 2002

Prior to being a high school head basketball coach, Ralston was an assistant coach at Grant Community High School, Trinity International University, Deerfield High School and was a graduate assistant and basketball operations assistant at Northwestern University.

Current Athletes playing Collegiately or Professionally: Dom Martinelli (St. Thomas, MN - D1); Will King (Colby College - DIII); Pat Blanchard (IIT, Chicago - DIII); Nate Santos (Pittsburgh - D1); Mitch Mascari (Northwest Missouri State, DII); Loudon Love (Texas Legends - G-League/Wright State DI); KJ Santos (Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico/UIC - D1).

TOTAL POINTS - CAREER                        
1        2059        Dom Martinelli        2016-20
2        1450        Brad Niemann        1983-87
3        1227        Dan Ivankovich        1978-81
4        1189        Jack Cooley        2006-09
5        1136        Mike Reeves        1964-66
6        1104        Jeff Ryan        2002-06
7        1035        Dave Gershonzon        1999-02
8        967                Erick Anderson        1984-87
9        946                Aaron Schmidt        1991-95
10        917                Matt Giannakopooulos        2015-17

Thanksgiving Tournament Champions 1979, 1993, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2021
Christmas Tournament Champions 2005, 2021
CSL Conference Champions 1966, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2020, 2021
IHSA Regional Champions 1987, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2019, 2020

Coaching Records by Year:
Year        Coach        Wins        Losses        Winning %
                                
1962-63        Richard Walker        3        16        16%
1963-64        George Baptist        3        16        16%
1964-65        Dave Etienne        13        9        59%
1965-66        Dave Etienne        21        3        88%
1966-67        Dan Sonnenberg        3        8        27%
1967-68        Dan Sonnenberg        5        17        23%
1968-69        Dan Sonnenberg        2        20        9%
1969-70        John Wilhelm        2        20        9%
1970-71        Steve Power        12        10        55%
1971-72        Steve Power        9        13        41%
1972-73        Steve Power        4        18        18%
1973-74        Steve Power        6        18        25%
1974-75        Steve Power        7        17        29%
1975-76        Steve Power        5        19        21%
1976-77        Ed Young        14        11        56%
1977-78        Ed Young        8        17        32%
1978-79        Ed Young        17        10        63%
1979-80        Ed Young        19        8        70%
1980-81        Ed Young        17        10        63%
1981-82        Ed Young        10        15        40%
1982-83        Ed Young        6        18        25%
1983-84        Rob Judson        1        24        4%
1984-85        Rob Judson        4        20        17%
1985-86        Rob Judson        12        13        48%
1986-87        Rob Judson        19        9        68%
1987-88        Rob Judson        16        9        64%
1988-89        Rob Judson        12        14        46%
1989-90        Steve Weissenstein        7        19        27%
1990-91        Steve Weissenstein        10        17        37%
1991-92        Steve Weissenstein        8        18        31%
1992-93        Steve Weissenstein        10        15        40%
1993-94        Steve Weissenstein        19        8        70%
1994-95        Steve Weissenstein        17        10        63%
1995-96        Steve Weissenstein        16        13        55%
1996-97        Steve Weissenstein        11        15        42%
1997-98        Steve Weissenstein        10        17        37%
1998-99        John Meyer        14        13        52%
1999-00        John Meyer        8        19        30%
2000-01        John Meyer        15        12        56%
2001-02        John Meyer        13        14        48%
2002-03        John Meyer        12        15        44%
2003-04        John Meyer        19        9        68%
2004-05        John Meyer        23        5        82%
2005-06        John Meyer        25        5        83%
2006-07        Scott Nemecek        9        18        33%
2007-08        Scott Nemecek        14        14        50%
2008-09        Scott Nemecek        16        13        55%
2009-10        Scott Nemecek        6        22        21%
2010-11        Scott Nemecek        8        19        30%
2011-12        Scott Nemecek        8        20        29%
2012-13        Ben Widner        11        16        41%
2013-14        Ben Widner        14        14        50%
2014-15        Ben Widner        6        18        25%
2015-16        Ben Widner        12        16        43%
2016-17        Ben Widner        9        18        33%
2017-18        Zach Walker        1        1        50%
2017-18        Phil Ralston        8        18        31%
2018-19        Phil Ralston        24        9        73%
2019-20        Phil Ralston        29        5        85%
2020-21        Phil Ralston        16        2        89%
2021-22        Phil Ralston        13        1        93%
                                
Totals                691        830        45%