THE OFFICIAL SITE OF
Basha High School Athletics

Coach Grothaus is entering his 12th season as the head basketball coach of the Basha Bears.  As head coach of the Bears, Coach Grothaus currently has an overall record of 196-109. The Bears won the State Championship in 2017 and were also the Premier Region Champions that same year. Prior to the championship season, the Bears made it to the semifinals of the state tournament.  Coach Grothaus was named the 6A Coach of the Year as well as Premier Region Coach of the Year in 2017.  Prior to coming to Basha, Coach Grothaus was the head assistant coach for Sam Ballard and the Thunderbirds of Mesa Community College. In his 5 years there, he was responsible for recruiting, scouting, game preparation, practice planning and strength and conditioning. During the 2009-10 season the Thunderbirds held an overall record of 25-7 and 19-3 in the ACCAC. They were crowned Region I champs and made it to the District I Championship game.

In high school, Coach Grothaus played for legendary coach Tom Bennett. In 2003, which was his senior year, his team went 31-3 and won the State Championship defeating Desert Vista 56-51. Coach Grothaus played his freshman year of college at Jamestown College in North Dakota and then transferred to Grand Canyon University where he played his last 3 years of college basketball. During his senior year, they were Pacific West Champions and made it to the second round of the National Tournament. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education.

Coach Grothaus married Vanessa Grothaus on April 12, 2013 and they now have four children, two daughters Elizabeth and Victoria, and two sons, Benjamin and Gabriel.