Welcome to Sabercats Girls Basketball 2009-10
Welcome to Sabino High School Girls basketball in Tucson, Arizona. We are glad you have taken the time to visit our website.
Moving or New to Tucson?
If you are new to Tucson or will be moving here soon, please visit our "Moving To Tucson" page for more information about Sabino High School and the Girls Basketball Program.
On this site you will have the opportunity to learn about one of the most exciting girl’s basketball programs in Tucson.
Over the past four years, Sabino girl’s basketball has seen their win total increase from four in 2006-07 to 18 last year (2009-10). A 450% increase in wins over 4 years.
This past season, the Sabercats were the Champions of the Tombstone Invitational Tournament, going 6-0 and defeating their final two opponents by a combined score of 94-36. Sabino’s record of 18-12 was their best in over a decade and they qualified for the state tournament for the first time in 12 years.
2010-11 looks to be another step forward as we will be competing with at least 6 seniors, the largest senior class by far since we took over the program four years ago.
We will also be participating in the MLK Basketball Classic at McKale center on the campus of the University of Arizona on Martin Luther King, Jr day, Monday January 17 2011.
Our Goal and Mission is You!
Our goal is to make Sabino one of the top basketball programs for girls in both the city of Tucson and the state of Arizona. We focus heavily on player development and fundamentals.
Our mission is to teach young women values, character, integrity, and sportsmanship. We strongly emphasize team play and hard work. Maximum effort is required at all times and we try to help our players understand that excellence only occurs when they work far beyond their level of comfort.
Our staff is also dedicated to helping those athletes who express a desire and the commitment to play basketball in college. We are in constant contact with college coaches and if a young woman has the talent and work ethic required to compete at the next level, we will do all we can to assist her in fulfilling that goal.
Sabino - An Open Enrollment High School
Sabino High School in Tucson is an open enrollment high school. No matter where you live in Tucson, you can attend Sabino and receive an outstanding educational experience.
Sabino is constantly rated as a top performing school academically, and the beautiful campus is perfectly located at the foot of the Santa Catalina mountain range.
If you are looking for a quality education and a life changing and challenging basketball experience, then Sabino is the right place for you.
Take advantage of an excellent opportunity and open enroll at Sabino High School.
Building Solid, Responsible Young Women like You
The relationships formed through hard work and the achievements of specific goals are valuable lessons that go far beyond the playing years.
We are committed to building solid, responsible young women as well as quality basketball players, and the family atmosphere we provide helps young women establish bonds that can last a lifetime.
We Have Opportunities For All To Help
We are thankful to all who are a part of the Sabino girl’s basketball family, including parents, players, coaches and administration.
We are extremely grateful to our supportive parents and to all who have assisted in coaching, running the snack bar and booster club, fundraising and chaperoning this past year.
We welcome your involvement, so please let us know what areas you might be interested in assisting.
About Our Staff
I truly believe we have one of the best coaching staffs in Tucson. The passion, dedication, and experience our assistants and volunteers bring is unmatched, and we are committed to making Sabino girl’s basketball not only competitive, but perennially one of the strongest basketball programs in the city of Tucson and the state of Arizona.
The Coaching Staff
Varsity Coach: Al Addleman will be entering his fourth year as head coach of the Girl’s Basketball team.
He has previously been the girl’s basketball coach at Santa Rita High School, as well as both the boy’s and girl’s basketball coach at Magee middle school.
Coach Addleman holds a Masters degree in Secondary Education and currently is the pastor of a local church in Tucson. He is married and has 5 children.
Varsity Assistant Coach: Jim Grove.
Jim is entering his 8th year working with Coach Addleman.
He is patient yet demanding with the players.
Jim is married and has 2 grown children, both of whom are Sabino graduates.
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Grove.
Adam is a certified personal trainer and works with our girls on basketball specific exercises as well as training them in strength, agility and power. Adam is a Sabino High School graduate and the son of assistant coach Jim Grove.
Statistician: Stu Schacter. Stu handles all of our statistics and the preparation of team reports.
Jr. Varsity Coach: Gavin Baker
Gavin played basketball at Desert Christian high school and Northwestern College (Iowa) for Coach Kris Korver, uncle to NBA player Kyle Korver of the Utah Jazz.
Gavin brings a wealth of basketball knowledge and passion to our staff.
He is currently a teacher and girls basketball coach at La Paloma middle school.
Jr. Varsity Volunteer Assistant Coach: Weston Baker
Weston played basketball at Desert Christian high school in Tucson and is the younger brother of JV coach Gavin Baker.
Freshman coach: Coach Dan Johnson.
Dan has been a part of our staff for the last 3 years.
He is the pastor of a local church and is very committed to seeing people become all they are capable of becoming both personally and athletically.
Volunteer Freshman Assistant Coach: Tim Unger
Tim begins his 3rd year as a volunteer assistant with our program.
He also assists Coach “Elvis” at Magee middle school.
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Manolo Padilla.
Coach “Elvis” is also is currently the girl’s basketball coach at Magee middle school in Tucson Arizona.
Athletic Trainer: Connie Rauser
Connie has been a Certified Athletic Trainer for about 20 years. She graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman with a degree in Physical Education/Recreation/Sports Medicine, and a Master’s Degree in Athletic Training from the University of Arizona.
After working at Pueblo High School (Tucson), Montana Tech (Butte MT), University of Idaho (Moscow), and Oregon State University (Corvallis) she found her way to Sabino High School and has made a home here.
Connie provides not only quality care to the athletes at Sabino, while they are participating, but also acts as a mentor, a confidant, and a friend.
The players in our program are tremendous and dedicated young women. They are excited about re-establishing Sabino as a powerful girl’s basketball team in Tucson and Arizona.
If you have further questions that our website does not address, feel free to contact me atAL_ADDLEMAN
Thank you for supporting the Sabino Girls Basketball Program,
Al Addleman
Head Coach
Sabino High School Girls Basketball
