Cascade College - 2008-09 Men's Basketball Coaches

Anthony Baugher - Head Coach

anthony.baugher@cascade.oc.edu

503-257-1277

Cascade College is pleased to announce that Anthony Baugher has accepted the position of head men's basketball coach.

"This is a tremendous opportunity to work with great people and build a quality program built on pillars of character and integrity that reflect Christian values," Baugher said. "My family and I love the city of Portland and I have always wanted the chance to coach college basketball. I am very thankful to the administration at Cascade College for allowing me to pursue this goal."

Last year, Baugher was the head basketball coach at Portland Christian High School where he led the Royals to a 25-3 record and the 2008 Oregon 2A State Championship. Baugher was named OSAA 2A state Coach of the Year and he coached two all-state players during their run to the title.

Prior to his tenure with PC, Baugher was head coach at Toppenish High School in Toppenish, WA for three seasons. At Toppenish he took over a boys' basketball program that had not reached the district playoffs in the previous 11 years. Coach Baugher rebuilt the program and led the team to the post-season his second and third years.

Baugher has also coached at Riverdale High School in Portland, OR and Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem, OR. His career record is 176-80 in 12 seasons as a head coach.

Coach Baugher also has 15 years experience running various basketball camps including founding the Future Hoops Stars Basketball Camps in 1999. Baugher played and coached professionally for the St. Gall's Basketball Club in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was also a member of the 1989 WIAA 1A State Champion Grandview Greyhounds in Grandview, Washington.

Coach Baugher earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Oregon University, majoring in Liberal Studies. He and his wife Cindy have two sons, Zach (8) and Josh (5).

Adam Decker - Assistant Coach

Head men's basketball coach Anthony Baugher has announced that Adam Decker will be joining the program as an assistant coach. "We are honored to have an assistant coach of Adam's caliber," coach Baugher said. "He has played in this conference and understands what it takes to be successful at this level. We look forward to his leadership and mentoring abilities, this is exactly what our program needs."

Coach Decker comes to Cascade College from Portland Christian high school were he had been the assistant varsity coach for 4 years. While at PC, his duties included individual instruction, shooting drills, breaking down game film, scouting reports, and bench coaching. In his tenure at Portland Christian, the basketball program has been extremely successful, making state appearances each year highlighted by winning a state title in the 2007-08 season.

Coach Decker played at South Medford High School where he was all-conference for the Panthers. After high school, he attended Southwestern Oregon Community College. He played in the NWACC all-star game and holds school records in 3-pointers made, and 3-point percentage. He finished his college career at Warner Pacific College earning honors as a member of the Cascade Conference All-Newcomer Team, and leading the nation in free-throw percentage his junior year.

"It is a blessing and a privilege to be joining the Men's basketball program," states Coach Decker, "I look forward to building a strong program with coach Baugher and being a reflection of Christ while bringing a passion and love for the game of basketball."

Coach Decker earned his degree in Social Science with a minor in Education, and currently teaches History at Portland Christian.