2014-15 OFFICIAL SEASON PROGRAM Brian LaPlante – Men’s Basketball Head Coach Coach LaPlante is entering his 19th season as the Head Coach of the Yellowjacket Men’s Basketball Team. His overall record at RCTC is 338-165. He has had 45 All-Division, 32 All-State, and 13 All-Region players in his tenure. Thirty-three Yellowjackets have gone on and competed at various four-year institutions in his 18 seasons as Head Coach. Coach LaPlante was named District 4 Coach of the Year in 2006, 2010, 2011, and 2013. His teams have been to the NJCAA National Tournament four times (2006 - fifth place, 2010 - National Runner-up, 2011 - National Runner-up, and 2013 - 8th place). The Yellowjackets have won the MCAC State title in 2010, 2011, and 2013 under LaPlante. LaPlante has coached Baseball, Football, and Golf at RCTC and was an Assistant Coach at Winona State University in Basketball and Baseball prior to coming to RCTC. He has a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from WSU (1995) and a master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Wisconsin– LaCrosse (2000). He and his wife Kristin have two children, Sean, 14, and Kendall, 11. He has seven brothers and sisters and 18 nieces and nephews.
Jason Bonde – Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach is entering his sixth year as an Assistant with the
Yellowjacket Men’s Basketball Team. He is currently an Academic Advisor in the TRIO program at RCTC. Prior to his time here at RCTC, Bonde was an Assistant Coach at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. He is a former player at RCTC (2001) under Coach LaPlante and went to play at Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minnesota. He received his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from BSU and his master’s degree in Education from Southwest Baptist University. Jason’s family includes his wife Sara and his daughters Faith, 7, and Nora, 2.
Matt Christenson – Men’s Basketball Volunteer Assistant Coach is entering his second
season with the Yellowjacket Men’s Basketball Team. Prior to his time at RCTC, the Northfield, Minnesota, native played at St. Olaf University and then coached at Carleton College in Northfield. He brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to RCTC Basketball.
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