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Wisconsin Swing Staff
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Staff
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Coach Dana MacKenzie- Director
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608-848-5608 - 608-577-9979(cell) - coachmackenzie@wisconsinswing.com
Dana is the founder and director of Wisconsing Swing Basketball. Dana played high school basketball at Madison Edgewood, and college basketball at Madison Area Technichal College. He later graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a degree in physical education and health education. Currently the head basketball coach of the 2 Time Badger North Conference Champion Waunakee High School. Dana's coaching career began in 1993 as a volunteer assistant freshman coach at Madison Memorial High School. From there he joined the coaching staff at Madison Edgewood, under Chris Zwettler, for 7 years. He spent two years as the head coach of Pecatonica High School, leading them to two 20 win seasons, 1 conference championship, and a state runner-up finish in 2001. After a brief stay at St. Mary's University as an assistant coach, Dana accepted his current position in Waunakee. Waunakee finished the 2007-08 with a 23-1 record, a Badger North Conference Championship, and a Regional Championship before falling to Madison Memorial in the Sectional Finals.
Dana is a certified in CPR, First AID, ASEP,and teaching.
Dana is married to Tina, and they have a son, Kaden who will turn 1 on May 2, 2008.
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Coach Tyler Selk
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- tjselk@spasd.k12.wi.us -
Coach Tyler Selk is a Randolph (WI) High School grad. While there, he was a member of the varsity for 4 years on teams that compiled a combined 96-9 record with two WIAA Division IV state championships (’96 & ’98) and one state runner-up finish (’97). Tyler then went on to play college basketball at UW-Platteville. As a redshirt freshman in 1999, Tyler was a member of Bo Ryan’s last national championship basketball team at UWP. A 2003 graduate, Selk ended his career as the No. 2 all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Pioneer history. He also holds career records for consecutive starts (103) and free throws attempted (501). Since finishing his playing career, Tyler went on to assist Dana Mackenzie on the Waunakee High School Varsity staff (’03- Present). Currently, Tyler works in the Sun Prairie Area School District as a 6th grade social studies and language arts teacher.
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Coach Steve Benzschawel
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Coach Steve Benzschawel
608-661-6904 (office) 608-239-4866 (cell)
coachbench@wisconsinswing.com
Coach Bench is a 2001 graduate of Madison Edgewood High School, where he played basketball for coach Chris Zwettler, a former assistant to Bo Ryan at UW-Platteville. As a freshman, he played for Edgewood alum and Swing Director Dana Mackenzie. He went to state as a junior, part of an 18-5 squad that advanced to the final WISAA state tournament in 2000. As a senior, he was a starter on a squad that again went 18-5 and won the first WIAA regional title in school history, eventually losing in the sectional semi-finals. He was a three sport athlete in high school, earning all-conference honors in football his senior year. He walked on to the University of Wisconsin football team in 2001, but injuries prevented him from playing further. He graduated in 2006 from UW-Madison with a degree in Economics and currently works for the Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Madison. In addition to coaching for the Swing, Coach Bench is currently the freshman basketball coach at Edgewood High School, where he has been coaching since 2002.
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| Coach Rick Drake
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Coach Jesse Ellis
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608-441-9650(office) 608-215-8489(cell) - coachellis@wisconsinswing.com Jesse played basketball at Baraboo Senior High graduating in 2001. He was team MVP / Captain and made all conference, playing on varsity since he was a sophomore. He went on to play at MATC of Madison for two years earning All Region 13 honors, All State honors, and started every game he played, finishing second all time in assists, and making the short list for all time steals. He turned down a point guard position at Montana State University to start his construction company that he still owns and operates today. Eventually graduating with an Associates degree in Real Estate Brokerage. He has coached with the Swing for two successful summers this being his third. He took a Swing third team to a 3rd place finish and a Swing second team to a 1st place finish and two 2nd place finishes. He also assists with the Waunakee program during the school year as the Head Coach of the 8th grade Elite team. Last year they took 5th in state and so far this season has compiled 3 championships, 4 second places, and 2 third place finishes.
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| Coach Mike Hanson
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| Coach Tony Hayes
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| Coach Tyler Kuehl
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Coach Justin Litscher
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Justin played his high school basketball at Baraboo and college basketball at Madison area Technical College. He was his team's captain in both high school and college. Justin currently is employed full-time with the Department of Natural Resources in Madison and has his degree in Hotel Management. Justin's coaching career began in 1998 as Baraboo's head freshman coach and continued at Baraboo through 2001 as the Head Varsity assistant. He has also worked as Baraboo's summer coach and as Baraboo Hoops 1-2-3 coach (first, second, and third graders). Justin has also worked various summer camps through the years. Justin is currently an assistant coach at Madison Area Technical College.
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| Coach Jason Nevins
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| Coach Mark Newburg
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Coach Todd Paradis
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608-235-9860 - tparadis@madison.k12.wi.us - Todd graduated from Pecatonica High School in 1999. He attended
Edgewood College where he played Basketball for three years and received
a degree in Elementary Education. Todd was also the Junior Varsity
Coach for Pecatonica when they were State-runners Up in 2001.
Currently, Todd teaches on the East Side of Madison and is an Assistant
Men's Basketball Coach at Edgewood College.
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Coach Dave Shaw
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608-276-5761 - shawfam1@charter.net -
Dave is a 1977 Graduate of
Carroll College- named D-III All American and received a free agent try-out
with the Milw. Bucks in 1977. He coached College basketball for five years. Three years
as head coach at Marian College in Fond du Lac, one as a graduate assistant at Virginia
Commonwealth University in Richmond( Tubby Smith/UK Coach and Dave Hobbs
former head coach at Alabama and now Tubby's top asst were on that staff),
and one as the top assistant at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. While at Marian Dave's team
won two conference championships and he was named coach of the year three
straight years. In 1981 VCU won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and
qualified for the NCAA tournament losing in the first round to eventual
final four participant Iowa . At UCF they were a D-II school and qualified for
the NCAA tournament. Dave has coached AAU basketball for five years and
has taken two teams from the Madison area to National AAU tournaments and
has finished in the top three at WI state AAU twice.
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| Coach Maggie Wood
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| Coach Lora Staveness
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| Coach Lora Staveness
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