Wes attended SHS from 95-99. Played Varsity for two years and was third team All King Co his senior year. Wes went on to play at Highline CC where he was the starting point guard and helped guide his team to a 54-10 record over two years and an NWAACC Championship. After Highline, Wes signed with Seattle University, he played in 5 games before injuring his back. He sat out the next two years and coached at Sammamish High School. Coaching the C team for two years. Wes then went back to school and basketball at Evergreen State College, where he started at the point guard position for two years. The last year being the MVP of his team that was the #1 ranked defensive team in the nation for NAIA. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education with an emphasis in mathematics.
Tygann Attended Sammamish high school from 1999-2000. Tygann was team captain in 2000 where the Totems finished 2nd in Kingco, Districts, and earned the Totems last state birth. After high school, Tygann played 2 years @ Bellevue Community College. During his sophomore season he was team captain, selected as a NWAACC all-star and Bellevue finished with a 5thplace finish in the NWAACC tournament. For his last two years of college Tygann played @ Evergreen State where he started in over 40games in 2years. The last two years Tygann has been the girls Varsity assistant coach at Overlake in Redmond. Tygann currently works for Charlie’s Produce as a buyer in the Purchasing department. Tygann enjoys playing basketball, coaching (when the players listen), eating nachos, stimulating conversations about love and reading Shakespeare.
"Jeff attended Kennedy High School where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He then enrolled at Central Washington University where he played basketball for two years. This is Jeff’s 22nd year as a teacher in the Bellevue School District. He was the varsity basketball coach at Interlake High School from 1990-94 and was voted "Area Coach of the Year" by the Seattle Times in 1991. He also coached football at Newport for 8 years. Jeff has coached basketball at Sammamish as an assistant for the last 3 years. Jeff is married to Karin and has four boys who all graduated from SHS- Andy 23, Nick 21 and Danny and Thomas 18.
Ian has been playing and coaching basketball in competitive environments for about 10 years. He played high school ball at Issaquah High and went on to play at BCC for just a year. He then decided he wanted to go to UW and wasn't going to play there, so he had to hang up the shoes. Ian started coaching in the youth ranks when he was at UW, coaching the Issaquah 6th grade select team. He went on to graduate from UW in Comparative History of Ideas and attended Antioch University where he finished his Masters Degree in Education. During that time he coached the boys junior varsity team at Issaquah High school. Ian has always believed in defense and never would have played the minutes he did if he wasn't always diving for balls, understanding his role, and being the emotional support that his team needed. Ian believes the more each player accepts his role and believes in his team, the better his experience will be. He also believes that sometimes this can be humbling, but in the long run it will always lead to a stronger core. One of Ian’s favorite quotes is from Coach K at Duke, “The finger by itself has very little impact, but when clenched with the other ones to form a fist, it becomes a part of a very powerful weapon”.
Born and raised in Bellevue, WA. Graduated from Sammamish High School in 2000, where he helped the team make two state appearances (1998, 2000). Played with coaches Wes Newton three seasons, Tygann Billow two, and for Jeff Bright during tenure at SHS. Attended Santa Clara University where he continued his basketball career before graduating in 2005 with a degree in Finance.
