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 (14), Haley (12), and Colton (7).

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).

After earning a B.A. in English Education with a minor in Communications, Coach Veasey earned his Master’s from Western Illinois University. In 2009 he completed his Education Specialist Degree through Western Illinois University.

He is employed as an Assistant Principal at Rock Island High School. He has two lovely daughters, Jada (10) and Zoe (7).

Toney Hickman officially returned to Rock Island Basketball two 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."
Coach 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 is a father of four children. He is currently employed at Alcoa in Operations.

Coach Baker brings fifteen 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 has one son, Braeden (5), a fiance Tracey and her daughter Kiely (14).

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 (5).

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.

Coach Colvin was a 2003 graduate of Rock Island High School and will be compled his degree in Business Administration from Northern Illinois University in December, 2008.

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.

He then took his talents to Augustana College where he helped his team to three consecutive CCIW championships, two conference tournament championships, and also participated in three straight NCAA tournaments. Additionally, he twice shared the team's "Defensive Player of the Year" award.

Coach Washington completed his degree and graduated in 2009 with a B.A. in Business Management and a minor in Political Science. He is thrilled and eager to be a part of the Rock Island High School basketball staff and looks forward to helping contribute to a great year.