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Staff
Ryan
Rebsom was named as the Regents' head coach for the 2005-06 season.
Rebsom - a native of Mile City, Montana who brought a diverse
basketball background to the RC program - was an assistant coach
on Bill Lavery’s staff in 2004-05, before
succeeding him on the RC sidelines.
In 2005-06, RC went 15-12 overall, good for a third place
finish in the Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference. The Regents
made it to the semi-finals but fell short to conference
champions Aurora.
He came to the Regents after a four-year stint as the head boy’s
basketball coach at Glasgow (Mont.) High School (2000-04) and two
seasons (1998-2000) as the boy’s head coach at Powder River County
(Mont.) High School. During his tenures at both Glasgow and Powder
River, Rebsom was also the girl’s head
coach for two seasons at each school.
”I am very excited to be competing in the new Northern Athletics
Conference and am eager to see how we match up with a new
field of competition" said Rebsom.
“I realize what a great opportunity it is to be a part of
such a quality conference. We’ve been given a tremendous
opportunity by this new formulation and look forward to
establishing new rivals and becoming a recognizable name
in a new league."
" We want to have a team that is exciting and fun to
watch on the floor, and displays
a lot of class and is a good representation of Rockford
College off the floor, as well.”
Rebsom is a 1998 graduate of Western Montana College. He
earned his bachelor’s of science degree in English with a minor in
library. He spent four seasons (1993-97) as a member of the WMC
men’s basketball team, where he was a two-time all-conference
selection. He also earned all-region accolades as a junior.
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Larnell
(L.A.) Malone III
Assistant Coach
lmalone@rockford.edu
815.226.4015
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L.A.
Malone joined the Rockford Men's Coaching ranks in
the fall of 2006.
Prior to
Rockford, Malone served as a coach for the Patriots
Gateway 12 and 13 year old AAU team.
Malone is
no stranger to the Regent basketball program.
Malone was the starting point for the Regents from
2002-2004. He played on the Regents 2002-03
team that went 24-4 on route to a conference title
and an NCAA tournament appearance. Malone won
the Jack Oshita Award in 2004. He also holds
the single game steal record for the Regents with
8 in one game.
The Rockford
Auburn graduate also played basketball and football
for the Knights as well as playing 2 years of basketball
and football at Rock Valley College before coming
to RC.
Malone earned
his bachelor's in Business Administration in 2005
and is currently working on his MBA. He resides
in Rockford with his fiancee Tracie and daughter Victoria.
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Mario
Marshall
Assistant
Coach
mmarshall@rockford.edu
815.226.4015
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Mario
Marshall joined the Regents men's basketball staff
during the summer of 2007. Marshall comes to Rockford
after a stint as an assistant girls' basketball coach
at Rock Valley College .
Marshall
was a four-year basketball player at Greenville College
, where he received his Sport Management degree in
2004. Mario is still listed among the school's top
10 in career 3-pointers made and 3-point field goal
percentage. Marshall also made over 91% of his free
throws over his four years at Greenville . Marshall
also started for four years at Christian Life High
School , where he scored over 1500 points, en route
to three all-conference basketball honors.
Marshall
currently lives in Rockford where he is working towards
his master's degree in teaching.
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Geoff
Wing
Assistant
Coach
gwing@rockford.edu
815.226.4015
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Geoff
Wing joined the Regent staff in the fall of 2006.
Wing
returns to his alma mater where he enjoyed a stellar
4 year career from 2000-04. The two-year captain
was named a 1st team All-Conference player in his
junior and senior year at RC. Wing also was
part of 2 conference championship teams and a NCAA
2nd round tournament team.
Wing,
a three point specialist, finished 2nd in Division
III in 3-point field goal percentage in 2002-03 (51%).
He is also the Rockford single season record holder
for free throw percentage with 89.5%. Wing shares
the RC record for most 3-pointers made in a game with
8 (2002-03).
Prior
to Rockford, Wing was an assistant coach for the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville's Mens program (2004-2006).
The
Oregon, Ill. native received his bachelor's degree
from Rockford in Sports Management with a minor in
Coaching in 2004. He is currenly completing
his masters degree in Education from the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville.
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