Overview
The SCHS Boys Basketball program currently offers four levels. Varsity, JV, C Team and D Team.
Schedule 23-24
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Upcoming Events
Open Gym/ Off Season Info
Coaching Staff
Coaching Staff Biographies
Coaching Staff – Head Coach, Bob Banning, Biography
Bob Banning started teaching in the St. Vrain Valley School district in 1981. In 1992 he received the Channel 4 “Teacher Who Makes a Difference” award. Coach Banning taught science, specializing in biology, and was the head of the Silver Creek science department when he retired from teaching in 2018 after 37 years.
Bob is married to Angie Banning, who after 35 years at Longmont Estates Elementary retired in 2018. Angie is also the head swim coach at Fox Hill Country Club. Bob and Angie have a son and daughter, Kendall and Lindsay, and six grandkids. Both Kendall and Lindsay were Silver Creek Principal Scholar Athletes in high school, and also competed in collegiate sports. Kendall, graduated from Silver Creek in 2006, and is a chiropractor in Lindsborg, Kansas. Lindsay, graduated from Silver Creek in 2009, received her degree from CSU, and is the head of Aquatics and a PE teacher at Doherty High School in Colorado Springs.
Banning at a glance…
- Hired as head coach at Niwot HS in 1987. Coached there for six years, claiming a state title in 1993, and was voted Colorado Coach of the Year.
- Head coach for girls at Skyline HS from 1997-2000, and ending with a conference championship in 2000.
- Became Silver Creek’s first boy’s head coach in the fall of 2000. He built the program from scratch, spending the first two years working without seniors and competing in one of the most difficult leagues in the state at the time. Silver Creek turned the corner and made it to the “Sweet 16” in 2005, finishing with a 19-6 record. The next year the team were conference champions in the Big Northern League (17 teams), made it to the Sweet 16 again and were City Champions.
- Silver Creek has been to the State Tournament 18 out of the last 19 years, the last two years were in the large school 5A division.
- Received “Coach of the Year” award 13 times in a 31 year career as head coach. This includes State, Conference, County and Area awards.
- His teams have had one State Championship, five Conference Championships, two Final Four, four “Great 8” and 12 “Sweet 16” appearances.
- Coach Banning has been chosen to coach in eight State All-Star games, this includes club ball and CHSSA.
- Silver Creek basketball has graduated 14 collegiate players.
Off season/summer training – During June, the program attends a College Team Camp at a local or out of state camp. Varsity also attends a commuter college camp and the summer Gold Crown Tournament. Open gyms run through the spring/summer/fall with weight training/shooting/jump drills. During September and October Varsity plays scrimmages/games at Noco Sports Center (previously known as Power2Play) or Gold Crown.
For general boy’s basketball questions, please contact
Coach Bob Banning at: [email protected] or
contact basketball parent reps at: [email protected]
Coaching Staff:
Varsity: Bob Banning
Head Varsity Assistant: Christian Warner (As a sophomore in high school he began coaching Middle School Basketball through Silver Creek Rush and continued for 3 years. Has been coaching at SC for 6 years, the first 2 years as a Volunteer Assistant, one year as Head Varsity Assistant and the last three years and this year as the JV coach and Head Varsity Assistant.)
JV: Christian Warner
Silver C: Todd Goad (8 years of coaching experience. This is his 6th year coaching at Silver Creek. He also coached for 2 years at Erie as an Assistant and for Titan’s Middle School Teams.)
Maroon D: Brock Johnson (Has coached girls basketball, 4th grade basketball, and has 1 year of coaching experience at the Varsity level)
ALL of the coaching staff played for Coach Banning in high school, with Coach Goad playing for him his rookie year!