| Head Varsity Coach Thom Sigel |
Coach Sigel enters his tenth season as Rock Island coach. In 2003, his second season, the Rocks went 21-8, finishing 2nd in the Western Big 6 and reaching the Sectional Finals. After a 19-9 season in 2004, the Rocks finished 19-10 in 2005, including a perfect 10-0 run on the way to the Western Big 6 Championship. The Rocks also won the Regional title. Last year the Rocks ended with a 23-7 record, won the Western Big 6, and reached the Sectional Finals after finishing with a 21-10 record and reaching the IHSA Class 3A "Elite 8" in 2009.
He came to Rocky after a six year stint at Rock Falls, leaving as the all-time winningest coach in school history with a 127-52 record. During those six years, the Rockets won four straight Sectional titles with an Elite 8 berth in 2000 and the Class A State Championship in 1999. He was a 1985 graduate of Rock Falls and then continued his playing career at Knox College, majoring in English. Coach Sigel then spent six years as an assistant coach at Galesburg before leaving for Rock Falls. He completed his Master’s from Western Illinois University and is currently employed as a Guidance Counselor at RIHS. He and his wife Alicia have three children, Trey (15), Haley (13), and Colton (8). |
| Assistant Varsity Coach Dan Coyne-Logan |
Coach Coyne-Logan begins his seventh season on the Rock Island coaching staff. Prior to joining the RIHS staff, he coached an 8th grade RIMBA team while student teaching at Rocky. He is excited and honored to be a part of a program with so much tradition.
Coach Coyne-Logan is a 1998 graduate of Alleman High School where he was a member of two Final Four teams. He continued his education at Northern Illinois University, earning a liberal arts degree in history. Currently he is employed as a social studies teacher at Washington Junior High School. He and his wife Jennifer were married in 2007. He has two step-children, Jonathon (17) and Emmy (12) and a daughter, Delaney, who was born in March, 2010. |
| Assistant Varsity Coach Toney Hickman |
Toney Hickman officially returned to Rock Island Basketball three years ago as an Assistant Varsity Coach. For more than a decade, he has successfully taught hundreds of young men and women the game of basketball. He has recently coached our junior high RIMBA team and has previously coached several High School AAU Basketball teams, all of which enjoyed high levels of success. "My desire is help teach our players excellence through teamwork, mental toughness and hard work." |
| Head Sophomore Coach Chad Baker |
Coach Baker begins his seventh year on the Rock Island staff. He spent his first two years as the sophomore assistant before moving to the head sophomore position three years ago. He led the sophomores to the WB6 championship in his first season and again in 2009.
Coach Baker brings sixteen years of coaching experience to this position. He got his start at his alma mater, Moline, coaching in the MBA and junior high, then continuing on to the high school at the freshman and sophomore levels. After five years at Moline, he moved to Rockridge for two years. He then went to Orion with former Rocky coach Dennis Weiss as a freshmen coach and varsity assistant. Coach Baker is a 1993 graduate of Moline where he played for legendary coach Jerry Leggett. After Moline, he attended Black Hawk College and started his coaching career. He is currently employed as the Work Comp Administrator at The Sedona Group’s corporate headquarters in Moline. He and his wife Tracey were married in September, 2010. He has one son, Braeden (6), and a step-daughter, Kiely (16). |
| Asst. Sophomore Coach Damon Colvin |
Coach Colvin is in his tenth year as a basketball coach at Rocky. He has been instrumental in introducing the freshmen to our high school basketball program and developing them for the future as the head freshman coach. He will assist at the sophomore level for the fourth consecutive year.
He has coached in the YMCA league, RIMBA, and at Horace Mann Choice School. He has also been very active coaching baseball for Little League, Rock Island Red Sox, and RIHS. Coach Colvin is a 1994 graduate of Rocky and has continued his education at the University of Illinois, Black Hawk College, and Western Illinois University. He is currently employed as a Personal Banker at Wells Fargo. He and his wife, Chantill were married in March of 2002 and have a daughter, Chanel (6). |
| Asst. Sophomore Coach Brandon Colvin |
Coach Colvin had been helping the program in a number of ways while attending college. He is in his third year as an assistant coach with the sophomore team.
Coach Colvin was a 2003 graduate of Rock Island High School and will be completing his degree in Business Administration from Northern Illinois University in December, 2008. |
| Head Freshmen Coach Rod Leatherman |
Coach Leatherman returns to the boys basketball program after leaving to take over the girls program in 1993-94. Prior to being the head girls coache, Coach Leatherman was an assistant for the boys program from 19 As the head coach of the girls program, He compiled and overall record of 246-178, won 9 Regional Championships, and was the IBCA District 11 Coach of the Year six times. Coach Leatherman graduated from Augustana in 1992 and has a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from Western Illinois University. He is married to his wife Allyson and has five children – Kayla, Kristin, Andrew, Mackenzie, and Zachary. |
| Asst. Freshmen Coach Keith Beck |
Coach Beck is in his fourth year with the Rock Island Rocks. He has coached junior high travelling teams for two years and is thrilled to be a part of the Rock Island Program.
Coach Beck graduated from Moline High School in 2001 and furthered his education at St. Ambrose University. In 2006 he graduated with and Education Degree in Physical Education. He is currently employed at First National Bank. His twins, Ava and Alex, turned one year old on November 1st. |
