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Executive Board - State Basketball Championship

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Bill Reinking - Executive Director


Bill, the Executive Director, and a native of the Pacific Northwest having graduated from Interlake High in Bellevue, WA, and the University of Oregon.  Bill founded Head2Head Sports in 1994 and oversaw the management of hundreds of football, baseball, basketball leagues and live events. He understands the necessary detail and hard work that goes into managing a league and maintaining the associated standings, rosters, and schedules. Bill and the Executive Board created State Basketball Championship to answer the many challenges faced by middle school leagues and their volunteers.

Several years ago, Bill also coached a middle school traveling team for the Summit High School (Bend, OR) feeder program. After experiencing success at a few weekend tournaments, Bill and coaches from competing teams discussed the idea of staging an annual State tournament for the top youth league and tournament finishers. The result was a sold-out 2013 Oregon Middle School Basketball Championship which serves as a model and now drives multiple State Championships across the U.S.

The State concept was initially born when Bill's son played in the 2011-12 year old Oregon State Little League All-Stars Tournament. Teams from every corner of the state converged to battle for the title. It was a true 'state' event, as coaches, parents and players shared many stories of their district play and their exciting journeys to State. The tournament will be a lifelong memory for all of the kids and Bill aims to provide a similar experience for youth hoopers.

Bradley Laubacher - Tournament Director


Bradley manages the many internal 'behind the scenes' SBC processes that guide the organization as well as serving as the Tournament Director for the Pennsylvania State Tournament. Bradley attended the University of Oregon where he was a high jumper and 4x400 runner for the highly rated Ducks Track and Field Team.  During his career, the team won three Indoor and two Outdoor National Championships in addition to four straight Pac-12 Conference Titles. Bradley was named first team All-Conference in the high jump twice and five times was named to the All-Pac 12 academic team. Upon graduation Bradley was awarded with the Pac-12 post graduate scholarship which he used to attend Northwest Christian University and pursue his Masters in Teaching. While in graduate school Bradley used his final year of college eligibility to play basketball for the NCU Beacons. Bradley finished the year as the team Defensive MVP while helping his team win its second straight conference title and advance to the NAIA Sweet Sixteen at the National Tournament. During his summers, Bradley volunteers as a local high school JV coach and serves as camp director at several youth  camps.

Andy Siverly - Tournament Director


Andy is Tournament Director of the Oregon and Washington State Basketball Championships.  Prior to joining SBC, Andy worked for the athletic department staff at Oregon Tech, where he was an Assistant Basketball Coach, on game operations staff, and in charge of PE course scheduling.  As a former collegiate basketball player, Andy had the opportunity to compete for Oregon Tech and Danny Miles, the former legendary Men's Basketball Coach, who amassed over 1000 wins in his coaching career.  Andy was a member of the 2008 NAIA National Championship squad at Oregon Tech, in addition to teams that earned multiple Cascade Collegiate Conference Titles, and NAIA Sweet 16 appearances in 2009 and 2010.  During his 2 seasons in uniform, Tech never lost a game at home.  He finished his degree in Management in 2011.

Upon completing his undergraduate degree and playing career, Andy obtained his Master’s Degree in Sport Management at the University of San Francisco, which was highlighted by a season serving as a Graduate Assistant for the NCAA DI University of San Francisco Men’s Basketball team in 2014.  During his time in the Bay Area, he also coached at the junior college level, in addition to working camps and clinics with the Golden State Warriors Youth Basketball Program.

During the summer months, Andy is typically traveling up and down the west coast with his  wife, son, and newborn daughter.  He is very grateful for the places and people the game has connected him with.    

Chase Gardiner - Tournament Director


Chase is the Tournament Director for Heartland States, Great Lakes States and Arizona. Chase grew up in Prescott Valley where he attended Bradshaw Mountain High School. He continued his studies at Grand Canyon University, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Sports Business, followed by a Master’s in Business Administration. While in college, he served as head coach of the men’s club basketball team at Arizona Christian University for their inaugural season. He was also honored with an invitation to coach at the Phoenix Suns Youth Summer Camp in 2017. Chase’s hobbies include basketball, video games and playing board/card games with his wife. 

Pauline Kibathi - Tournament Director


Pauline is the Tournament Director for Kansas and Illinois. Originally from Nairobi, Kenya, Pauline was raised  in Mesa, Arizona where she graduated from Dobson High School in 2013. During her three years at Dobson, Pauline was a member of the varsity basketball team for three years and the varsity track and field team for one year. She then decided to transition to a one sport athlete after her sophomore year to focus on high school and travel AAU basketball. Pauline was offered a basketball scholarship to Northwest Kansas Technical College in Goodland, KS where she competed in five collegiate basketball games before tearing ligaments in her right ankle which would subsequently end her basketball career. She finished her first year in Kansas graduating with her certificate in Crime Scene Investigation before moving back to Arizona. When she returned, she attended Scottsdale Community College and graduated with her AA and teaching certificate in 2015. 

Upon graduating from SCC, Pauline started her career in customer service working for three major corporations such as Southwest Airlines, Marriott International and Drivetime. She has over eight years of experience in customer service, three of them including management and training new hires. After stepping away from the corporate world in 2019, she started her own business as a makeup artist in 2018 and then became an esthetician in 2020 and is the owner of PNK Esthetics in Tempe, AZ.
Although injuries caused Pauline to give up playing, she still has a great passion for the game and enjoys being around it as much as possible. She coached at San Tan Charter in 2018-2019 and is currently on the coaching staff for the Arizona Athletics Club Team here in the valley! Pauline has experience as a player, coach and now a parent of a young basketball player. Her goal is to help the kids of the future by sharing the knowledge and wisdom she learned over the years of playing and coaching. 

Pauline now resides in Chandler, AZ and has a 5-year old son, Armelo, who loves the game just like her and his name comes from her favorite basketball player, Carmelo Anthony! Pauline is extremely excited to join the State Basketball Championship team and is looking forward to a great year!

Markel Leonard - Events Manager - Tournament Director

Markel is the Tournament Director for the Missouri Middle School Basketball Championship and SBC’s Event Manager.  Prior to joining SBC, Markel’s career stops were at the Pac-12 Conference, Los Angeles Rams and at the NCAA National Office all in roles that handled and oversaw event planning, logistics and operations. 

Markel is former Division I athlete at Cal Poly SLO and Division III collegiate athlete at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Born and raised in Richmond, CA, in the Bay Area, Markel was a four-year varsity Basketball Player at Salesian High School, where he helped the Pride win 4 League titles, 3 North Coast Section Titles, 2 Northern California Championships, and 1 California State Championship.

At Cal Poly SLO, Markel was a part of the university’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in school history after winning the Big West Conference Championship in 2014. Leonard then went on to Play DIII Basketball at Lewis & Clark College. He forged the opportunity to play professional Basketball to obtain his Master’s Degree in Sports Law & Business from Arizona State in 2019.

In his off time, Markel is most likely hanging out with his wife Samiyah and other family members, watching basketball, or running his Non-Profit Organization, Find A Way Athletics, which he launched in January 2023 to educate, provide resources and opportunities, and to help parents and their children navigate youth basketball on and off the court.

Coby Grumbach -  Tournament Director

Coby is the Tournament director for Iowa and Indiana. Coby was born and raised in Washington on his family’s cattle ranch. He attended Curlew High School where he was a multi-sport athlete, winning League MVP and achieving All-State honors in Basketball his Senior year. He went on to Walla Walla Community College and Eastern Washington University to earn degrees in Recreation & Tourism Management and Sports Management. Coby was instrumental in helping start the Lilac City Legends, a semi-pro basketball team in Spokane, Washington where he worked in team operations and as their marketing coordinator. Coby still enjoys coaching and playing basketball in his free time.
 

Devre Newby - Marketing Manager


Devre is the Marketing Manager for State Basketball Championship. Devre recently graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Strategic Communication. While at OSU, Devre was a member of the Oklahoma State Track and Field team her freshman year and competed in the pentathlon. She then went on to try out for the Oklahoma State Pom Squad, where she was a member for three years and served as the OSU Pom Social Media Coordinator her last year on the team.  

Before college, Devre grew up in Woodward, OK where she attended Woodward High School. During her years as a Woodward Boomer she played five different sports including: basketball, fastpitch softball, track and field, dance team and cross country. In 2016 Devre and her team won the Oklahoma Class 5A Girls Basketball State Championship and Devre was selected as a member of the State Tournament All-Tournament Team. Devre also won two individual State Championships in the 100 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles and she holds the Woodward High School school record in both events. She was also All-State in Track and Field and the first All-State Fastpitch Softball player in Woodward High School history. As a senior, Devre served as the Boomer Dance Team Captain and was also selected as the “Vype Magazine” Area Female Athlete of the Year. 

Devre is passionate about sports and is so excited to join the team at State Basketball Championship.

 

GOVERNING MEMBERS

Ike Durham
Ike is a key piece of the State Championship committee as he wears several hats during the hoops season. You may see Ike at Qualifier tournaments awarding the popular Golden Tickets to teams immediately after they qualify for State. Or you may see Ike hustling down the court as an official at the State tournament each March. Ike is also Assignor for the dozens of officials that travel to work a State tournament.

Ike has an incredible resume with over thirty years in the officiating world at the following levels: NBA/CBA, International Basketball League (IBL National Assignment Coordinator), American Basketball Association (West Regional Assignment Coordinator), NCAA (D1, DII, DIII), NAIA, Junior College and High School. He is past President of the California Basketball Officials Association/Los Angeles (CBOA-LA Unit) which has had 500+ members. The CBOA provides officiating services for the LA Unified School District.

Raised in Los Angeles, Ike has lived in the Pacific Northwest since May of 2004. Ike currently resides in Kent, Washington and away from the court he is the owner of Broussard's Creole Foods and works in several local community youth programs. 

Todd Fazio
Todd has 19 years of high school and college coaching experience. Coach Fazio spent his last four years as Red Mountain High School’s head boys basketball. During his time leading the Mountain Lions, they averaged 17 wins per season and qualified for the Arizona High School state tournament in all four seasons. Coach Fazio was named 2016-17 East Valley Region Coach of the Year.

Prior to Red Mountain, Coach Fazio was the head coach at Desert Mountain High School for eight seasons. During the eight-year stretch, Coach Fazio’s teams amassed a record of 144-88 with a 2007 AZ High School state championship and two additional final four appearances in 2011 & 2013. Coach Fazio was the 2007 5A Coach of the Year and the Desert Valley Region Coach of the Year in 2009 & 2011. 

Coach Fazio is a founding member of the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association (ABCA) and is currently the Executive Director. He is also the founder and Program Director of Roots Hoops, a skill development academy. 

Coach Fazio resides in Phoenix with his wife, Charlene, and their daughter, Isabella.