Phil LaScala
plascal@d115.org
Head, Boys' Varsity Basketball
Phil enters his third year at Lake Forest High School as Head Boy’s Basketball Coach. Phil has coached both at the high school and collegiate levels. He was an assistant coach at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL under Head Coach Keith Bunkenburg. Benedictine was 21-7 and nationally ranked in the top 20 throughout the season. He also was an assistant for his father at Benedictine University in 1994 and 1995. Phil served as an assistant at Mt. Carmel High School for seven years. He played high school basketball at Benet Academy. He was captain of his team senior year. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University and received his MBA from Benedictine University. He teaches Business Education classes at Lake Forest High School. Phil is married to his wife Stacey and resides on the North Side of Chicago.

Joe Harmsen
jharme@d115.org
Assistant, Boys' Varsity Basketball
Coach Harmsen has been coaching varsity basketball since 2000. Joe is a Fond du lac, Wisconsin native. Joe was a top 100 recruit coming out of high school. He played his college basketball at Northwestern University under Ricky Birdsong and Kevin O’Neil. Joe coached at the collegiate level for the last four years. He worked recently at the University of Dayton as Graduate Assistant where he developed the Flyers interior players. He was also an assistant coach at Concordia University in River Forest, IL for three years. Joe is single and resides in Wauconda. He received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Northwestern University and his Master's in Secondary Education from Concordia. He works at Lake Forest High School in Student Services.

Chris Faggi
chrisfaggi@allstate.com
Head, Boys' Sophomore Basketball
Chris Faggi has been with the Scouts program for over six years. He is a graduate of McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA). Chris went to Loyola High School in Wilmette. Chris has been coaching at different levels in the Lake Forest program. Chris played in the NBA and overseas for 10 years. Chris works with the post players and has a great knowledge for the game. He currently works for Allstate Insurance. He lives in Lincolnshire with his wife Lynn.

Darren Barndt
dbarndt@d115.org
Assistant, Boys' Sophomore Basketball
Darren Barndt began his coaching career in southern Illinois. He played baseball for two years at Lincoln Trail Junior College. He transferred to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where he began his basketball career by working as a manager for the men's' basketball team. He coached two years at East Richland (Olney) High School and was the varsity basketball coach at Kansas High School, Kansas, IL, for two years. At Lake Forest, Coach Barndt has worked at the Freshmen, Sophomore and Varsity levels as an assistant. He received his Bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University and his Master's From Roosevelt University. Darren teaches in the Technology Department at LFHS.

Kyle Wilhelm
kwilhel@d115.org
Head, Boys' Freshmen Coach
Coach Wilhelm has been Assistant Boys' Freshmen Coach since 2006. Prior to that he assisted on the Sophomore level for a year. Kyle started his basketball career at Mundelein High School. He played for his father Perry at Mundelein. He led his team to a 20-win season his senior year. He went on to continue playing basketball at the collegiate level at Monmouth College. He majored in Mathematics, and joined the Math Department at Lake Forest High School. Kyle works with the guards and has brought great enthusiasm to the program. Kyle currently resides in Mundelein.

Steve Johnson
sjohnso@d115.org
Assistant, Boys' Freshmen Coach
Steve is a graduate of Bethel College in Minnesota. He played basketball for four years at Bethel. Steve brings some excellent coaching experience to our program. He coached as an assistant at Lake Zurich high school for 5 years. He looks forward to working with young players in our program and making sure they are given the fundamentals to insure they can get the most out of their ability. Steve works as the Department Chair of our Special Education Department. He is married and has 5 daughters.