Coach Hansen is entering his 8^th season as coach of the Auburn Trojans.  He is a 1996 graduate of Cascade High School in Leavenworth.

Coach Hansen was the state’s all-time leading scorer in basketball from 1992-1996.  He went on to play college basketball at Walla Walla Community College and then at Eastern Washington University.  Coach was also the all-time leading scorer at WWCC and was selected as a Big-Sky all-conference player at EWU.  Coach Hansen teaches Physical Education at Auburn High School.

Coach and his wife Jessica have three children, Kaden (6), Carter (3), and Avery (1).  They reside in Bonney Lake.

Coach Lisk is in his 4^th year as a coach in the Auburn program under coach Hansen.

This is Coach Lisk’s second stint at AHS as he previously served from 1999-2002 as a Freshmen Coach for then Head Coach Tony Callero. Prior to that, he spent 9 seasons as a Varsity Assistant at then Lakeridge Jr. High, now Lakeridge Middle School in Bonney Lake.

Coach Lisk graduated from Auburn High School in 1986 where he excelled in basketball and football.  He then went on to Renton Technical College and currently works for Boeing where he’s managed to stay employed for 22 years. He could describe what it is he does at Boeing, but he just likes to say “It’s a Boeing thing….you wouldn’t understand” and leave it at that.

 He brings a tremendous level of intensity and basketball knowledge that will benefit all our players.

When not on the basketball court, Coach Lisk can be found with his wife Tami and daughter Danielle (11) somewhere near salt water as they love to head to the beach often, and have found many spots in Washington and Oregon to park their beloved old Motor home for camping weekends. Together they can be found on the sideline of a soccer field or basketball court somewhere supporting their daughter Danielle’s endeavors.

Coach Lisk and his wife Tami have been married for 22 years and along with daughter Danielle they share their home with, 2 dogs, 3 fish, and a mole who has taken up seemingly permanent residence in their front yard. They are longtime residents of Bonney Lake, as in there was no Fred Meyer, Wal-Mart, Lowe’s or Home Depot when they moved there.

Coach VanDerPuy is in his 8^th year as an assistant here at Auburn.

Coach VanDerPuy is a 1994 graduate of Curtis High School where he played both football and basketball.  He went on to play college football and graduate from Western Washington University ('98).  He also received his M.A. from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.  Coach V brings along some coaching experience as well.  He was a two-year assistant football and basketball coach at Ferndale High School and a J.V. coach at Nooksack Valley High School.  After spending 6 years at Cascade Middle School here in Auburn, he currently teaches World History and Civics here at AHS.

Coach V helps to promote a positive team environment here in our basketball family.  Abe and his wife Megan have been married 10 years and have two children who are die-hard Trojan fans, Owen (6 ½ ) and Lauren (4). They live in Bonney Lake.

Coach Chew is coaching in his 5^th year here at Auburn High School.  He coached 8 years at Olympic Middle School as head coach and 3 years at Seattle Christian High School as an assistant varsity coach.  Coach Chew graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1990 where he was a runner and a basketball player.

After high school, he attended Pacific Lutheran University from 1990-94 where he played basketball and graduated with a degree in business.  He currently teaches at Cascade Middle School in Auburn.

His wife Crystal (Wisness) and he are the parents of two boys, Jordan (5) and Jace (3 ½ ).  They reside in Auburn.

Cary is a 1979 graduate of Seattle Christian High School in Sea-Tac where he was a track athlete and basketball player.  Coach Lang coached 4 seasons of basketball at SC in the early 90’s.

He spent 6 seasons coaching with Coach Chew at Olympic Middle School and the past 4 seasons coaching here at Auburn with the Varsity.  He also runs his own very successful construction business with his wife Jennifer.  Coach Lang’s greatest strength is his boundless enthusiasm and his positive attitude.

He has two daughters: Jenna Lee (22) and Lauren (15).

Coach Way joined the basketball staff in 2007.  He brings a vast knowledge of the game and has helped elevate our program to its present status.

Coach Way graduated from Highland High School in Craigmont, Idaho in 1997.  He then went on to Walla Walla Community College, where he and Coach Hansen were teammates for one season.  After Walla Walla, Coach Way continued his playing career at Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston Idaho. As a senior at LC, Coach Way was voted to the NAIA Academic All American team. 

"It is hard for me to put into words exactly how excited I am to be a part of the Auburn basketball family," said Way. "I've known and admired Coach Hansen for nearly 12 years and I have the utmost respect for him as a coach, mentor and friend. There aren't too many times in life a person gets the opportunity to reunite with his former teammates, join one of the most respected coaches in the business and walk into a situation where the team has a legitimate chance to make a deep run in the state 4A tourney."

Along with his Auburn High duties coach Way is presently the varsity boys coach at Olympic Middle School.  He’s been at the helm since 2005 preparing his players to play at the high school level. He currently teaches Physical Education at Olympic along with coaching football, basketball, and track.

Coach Way and his wife, Lacey have a 3 year old son named Cooper and a 1 year old son named Max.  They reside in Bonney Lake.

This is Bobby’s 8^th year being manager of the Auburn High School Varsity team.  Bobby was born on July 21, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska.

He is the youngest of seven children.  He has two surviving sisters and the others have passed on.  He loves bowling, going to movies, and eating dinner out with friends.  His favorite basketball team is Auburn High Varsity and is favorite restaurant is Mom’s Teriyaki.  We are fortunate to have Bobby back as our manager.  He is our biggest fan and is going for an unprecedented 8^th consecutive manager of the year award.