East Valley off-season boys basketball coaching scorecard

March 18, 2013 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


With Todd Fazio resigning Monday after eight successful seasons at Desert Mountain to take the same position at Red Mountain (as expected and becomes officially March 26), it's time for a quick recap of the comings and goings in the sport involving East Valley schools. Here's the rundown (in case there's one you've missed) in alphabetical order by school:

Basha: John Burns resigns; former Gilbert High standout and Mesa Community College assistant Mike Grothaus is hired.

Campo Verde: Neil MacDonald replaced; former Maricopa and Skyline coach Michael Wirth is hired.

Chandler High: Mike Elllsworth resigns; former Apollo, Perrry and Arizona College Prep coach Mark Nold is hired.

Mountain Pointe: Aaron Windler resigns officially on Monday; applications to be accepted soon. Former Seton Catholic and Mountain Pointe  junior varsity coach (2011-2012) Hosea Graham expected to get a hard look. Graham was hired and coached at Westwood in 2012-2013.

Red Mountain: Greg Sessions ousted; Todd Fazio officially becomes new coach March 26 when Mesa Public Schools Governing  Board conveys its blessing.

Skyline: Michael Wirth resigns; replaced officially March 26 by Fountain Hills coach Matt Johnson when MPSGB conveys its blessing.

Tempe: Paul Long resigns; former Mesquite head coach and Mountain Pointe varsity assistant in 2012-2013 Tom Saltzstein is hired.