2012 Girls Basketball Camp
May 29 - June 7, 2012
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Welcome to Sabercats Girls Basketball 2012-13
Welcome to Sabino High School Girls basketball in Tucson, Arizona. We are glad you have taken the time to visit our website.
CONGRATULATIONS...
After dealing with early season illnesses and injuries, the 2011-12 Sabercats bounced back to finish 12-2 in their final 14 games, including the championship of the Tombstone Shootout.
Unfortunately, the loss of key players early in the season made the uphill climb too steep to qualify for the state playoffs, but they still managed to finish with a winning record of 16-11. Graduating only 2 seniors, next year's squad looks to be one of the strongest Sabino teams in some time.
Sabino has now won 55 games over the last 3 seasons, establishing a consistency not seen since the early and mid 1990's.
Congratulations to former Sabino players Chelsea Olson (2011) and Diana Jimenez (2012) for accepting offers to play college basketball!
Chelsea Olson...
Chelsea will be playing at Glendale Community College next year for former UA women's standout Timi Brown, now the head coach of the Gauchos.
Chelsea was a pre-season MacDonald's All-American nominee before her senior year, but had her season cut short by injuries. Chelsea has been a picture of hard work and determination, not letting setbacks derail her basketball ambitions. She has put into practice everything that Sabino Girls basketball teaches and stands for!
Diana Jimenez...
Diana Jimenez will be joining the squad at Dallas Christian College for the 2012-13 season.
After sitting out her Junior season after transferring to Sabino, Diana dedicated herself with tireless work habits, improved her shot, conditioning, and understanding of the game. She finished 5th in the state of Arizona with an 82% free throw mark, was honorable mention all city, and was on the all-tournament team at the Tombstone Shootout, leading the way with 17 points in the championship game.
Diana and Chelsea have both well represented the 4 pillars of Sabino Basketball: Honor, Honesty, Humility, and Hard Work.
Also, congratulations to Alexa Arndt for making the Tucson Citizen Division 2 Section 1, 2nd team. And that was after missing the 1st 13 games of the season. Congratulations also go out to Katelyn Houston who made 3rd team.
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.
But we are not just about winning and losing. We believe there is a right way to play the game, and a right way to live your life. Our philosophy is to prepare our players for life, not just basketball.
We want our players to be winners in life, in addition to being winners on the court. If you are willing to work, sacrifice, and pay the price necessary to be a winner in life, come be a part of a championship basketball program at Sabino High School!
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 sixth 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, and works with our post players as well as assisting in all aspects of our instruction.
Jim is married and has 2 grown children, both of whom are Sabino graduates.
Varsity Assistant Coach: Weston Baker
Coach Wes is beginning his 4th year on our Sabino staff and is currently employed at La Paloma middle school where he also serves as the middle school girls basketball coach.
Coach Wes works with our guards and our defense.
Coach Wes has led La Paloma to their division championship 2 out of the last 4 years.
Jr. Varsity Coach: Billy Denson
Coach Billy Denson enters his 2nd year with our program.
In his 1st year, our JV team went 13-6, even after having 3 of his best players called up to the Varsity due to injuries. He also spent several years as a club Coach in Kansas prior to moving to Tucson.
Billy is married and is employed as a Youth Pastor at a local church.
Assistant Varsity and Assistant JV Coach: Ross Williamson
Coach Ross begins his 3rd year with the Sabino girls program. He works specifically with our post players and offense.
As a Sabino graduate, he brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm for the “Sabino Way”.
Ross currently works radio for one of the leading Radio stations in Tucson.
Freshman coach: Coach Rick Elias.
Coach Rick Elias is also beginning his 2nd year with the Sabino family.
He took a very inexperienced team to a very respectable record last year, with several of his starters having never played before.
Coach Rick is also the Coach of the Red Heat, a local boys club team in Tucson. Coach Rick is married and has 3 children and is employed in the Medical Supplies field.
Volunteer Freshman Assistant Coach: Tim Unger
Coach Tim begins his 4th year as an assistant with our program, helps with all three levels. His daughter Rhiannon graduated from Sabino and was a 2 year starter on the Varsity.
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
