Rocks Coaches

Head Varsity Coach Thom Sigel	Coach Sigel enters his seventh season as Rock Island coach. In 2003, his second season, 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. 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 (12), Haley (10), and Colton (5).
Assistant Varsity Coach Dan Coyne-Logan	Coach Coyne-Logan begins his fourth season on the Rock Island coaching staff. Four years ago 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 last March. He has two step-children, Jonathon (15) and Emmy (10).
Assistant Varsity Coach Ed Veasey	Coach Veasey moved to the varsity assistant position six years ago after seven years coaching at numerous levels in the Rock Island system. He is 1990 graduate of Rocky and then continued his basketball and baseball careers at Wartburg College. After earning a B.A. in English Education with a minor in Communications, Coach Veasey earned his Master’s from Western Illinois University. He is currently working toward a Doctorate in Education Administration. He is employed as an Assistant Principal at Rock Island High School. He has two lovely daughters, Jada (8) and Zoe (5).
Assistant Varsity Coach Toney Hickman	Toney Hickman officially returns to Rock Island Basketball 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. Toney Hickman achieved All-State Basketball honors while playing at Rock Island. He received a Division I basketball scholarship at Western Illinois University and graduated with a Bachelor Business degree. Coach Hickman is husband to Mrs. Janice Hickman and a father of four children. He is currently employed at Alcoa in Operations.
Head Sophomore Coach Chad Baker	Coach Baker begins his fourth year on the Rock Island staff. After two years as the sophomore assistant, he moved to the head sophomore position last year, leading the team to a 21-2 record and the Western Big 6 championship. Coach Baker brings thirteen 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, Amanda, have one son, Braeden (3).
Asst. Sophomore Coach Damon Colvin	Coach Colvin is in his seventh 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 second 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 Leasing Agent with RAF Properties, LLC. He and his wife, Chantill were married in March of 2002 and have a daughter, Chanel (3).
Asst. Sophomore Coach Keith Beck	Coach Beck is in his rookie year with the Rock Island Rocks. He has coached junior high travelling teams the past two years and is thrilled and eager to join 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.
Head Freshmen Coach Jorge Acosta	Coach Acosta joins the Rock Island coaching staff this year as the head freshmen coach after coaching in the RIMBA program last year. He is a 2001 graduate of Rock Falls High School where he had an outstanding three sport career. In basketball, he was a three year starter, and was the point guard on the 1999 State Championship team and the 2000 Elite 8 team. He earned All-State honors twice in basketball and once in baseball and football. He graduated from Augustana College in 2005 with a degree in Business Administration and a Political Science minor. He played one year of basketball and was a four year letterwinner in baseball while at Augustana. Coach Acosta is currently employed in the Admissions Office at Augustana College and also serves as an assistant baseball coach.
Asst. Freshmen Coach Ryan Barton	Coach Barton is a 1999 graduate of Rock Island High School and is returning to the coaching staff after taking two years off because of work conflicts. He will be the freshmen assistant coach this year. Coach Barton was a varsity player at Rocky from 1997-1999 and was named All-State Honorable Mention in 1998. He continued his playing career at Black Hawk College, Marycrest University, and Grand View College. He earned a B.A. in Biology from Grand View College. Coach Barton is currently employed at John Deere and was married last summer to his lovely wife Melissa.
Asst. Freshmen Coach Hewell Colvin	Coach Colvin joined the Rock Island staff six years ago after coaching in youth leagues as well as serving at Edison Junior High as 7th & 8th grade boys coach and 8th grade girls coach. He is a 1970 graduate of Moline High School, lettering in basketball and track, and going to state as part of two relay teams. Coach Colvin went on to graduate from Augustana College and is currently employed as Manager for Diversity Consulting Services at John Deere. He and his wife Joyce have two sons, Damon (31) and Brandon (23).
Asst. Freshmen Coach Ray Muskeyvalley	Coach Muskeyvalley will serve as a freshmen assistant coach this year after a couple of stints on staff in the past. He is a graduate of Rock Island High School and is currently employed at the Rock Island Arsenal. He and his wife Joan have three children, Raymond (23), Rochelle (20), and Royce (15).

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