Saint Ignatius Boys’ Basketball 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL, 60608 | www.ignatius.org Phone: (312) 432-8468| E-Mail: matt.monroe@ignatius.org

Catholic League Champs: ’22, ’25, ’28, ’38, ’39, ’46, ’58, ’71, ’72, ’73, ’76, ’00, ’04, ’05, ’12, ‘15

IHSA Regional Champs: ’72, ’77, ’92, ’00, ’03, ’12, ’13, ’15 IHSA Sectional Champs: ‘00

Biography:Coach Monroe is in his first year as the head varsity boys’ basketball coach at Saint Ignatius College Prep. Before coming to Saint Ignatius, he spent eight years as the head sophomore and lead varsity assistant boys’ basketball coach at Saint Patrick High School in Chicago. While at St. Pat’s, he helped guide the varsity to three IHSA Regional Championships, one IHSA Sectional Championship, and an overall record of 138-83. He also led his sophomore teams to an overall record of 134-61, the 2016 ESCC Conference Championship, and multiple Thanksgiving and Christmas tournament championships.

Before coaching and teaching at St. Pat’s, Coach Monroe spent two years as an assistant boys’ basketball coach at Vernon Hills High School, two years at Deerfield High School, and one year at Niles West High School. He was also a student-manager for Dave Leitao at DePaul University and was part of their 2005 Conference USA Championship and NCAA Tournament team. Coach Monroe also has extensive experience coaching travel basketball, leading Rising Stars and Full Package teams to multiple A.A.U. state championships and several top ten finishes at the A.A.U. National Tournament. Coach Monroe is an executive board member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and their website director.

Coach Monroe is a Social Studies teacher at Saint Ignatius College Prep. He is happily married to his wife, Sarah, who is an elementary school assistant principal.

Biography:Coach Bob Kriz is entering his 18th season coaching basketball at Saint Ignatius College Prep. He has been instrumental in helping IBCA Hall of Fame Coach Rich Kehoe build Saint Ignatius basketball into one of the top programs in the area. While serving the Saint Ignatius basketball program, he has coached a variety of levels throughout the program. Coach Kriz has coached some level of basketball in the past five decades and has also served as a baseball coach in the high school and college ranks. He was head varsity baseball coach from 1977-1981 and also from 2004-2007. Coach Kriz served as an assistant baseball coach from 1996-2003 and has also coached swimming and diving and girls tennis at Saint Ignatius. Coach Kriz will a varsity assistant boys’ basketball coach for the 2016-2017 season. He is also a Dean of Students at Saint Ignatius.

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Matt MonroeVarsity Head CoachE-Mail: matt.monroe@ignatius.org

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Bob KrizVarsity Assistant CoachE-Mail: bob.kriz@ignatius.org

Saint Ignatius Boys’ Basketball 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL, 60608 | www.ignatius.org Phone: (312) 432-8468| E-Mail: matt.monroe@ignatius.org

Catholic League Champs: ’22, ’25, ’28, ’38, ’39, ’46, ’58, ’71, ’72, ’73, ’76, ’00, ’04, ’05, ’12, ‘15

IHSA Regional Champs: ’72, ’77, ’92, ’00, ’03, ’12, ’13, ’15 IHSA Sectional Champs: ‘00

Biography:Coach Hurley is entering his first season on the Saint Ignatius Wolfpack boys’ basketball staff.  Prior to joining Saint Ignatius, Coach Hurley was head varsity boys' coach for three seasons at Saint Clement, where he was involved in the program as a basketball coach for 7 seasons and where he still remains as the school's Athletic Director.  He has been teaching and instructing basketball to youth players around the Chicago area for over 10 years, spending time coaching and administrating camps, clinics and school teams.  Coach Hurley is a graduate of Saint Ignatius (2007) and Marquette University (2011).

Biography:Coach Gallagher is entering his 9th season coaching boys’ basketball at Saint Ignatius College Prep. During this time he has served as head sophomore coach, guiding the Wolfpack to two Catholic League North championships, as well as varsity assistant to Coach Kehoe, where the Wolfpack won two Catholic League North Championships and a Regional championship. Coach Gallagher is an Ignatius graduate (’01) and former player for the Wolfpack. During his playing days, Coach Gallagher was an integral part of the 2000 Catholic League North, Regional and Sectional Championship team, as well as winning the Lawless Award in 2001 (Catholic League Most Valuable Senior Player) . He went on to play four years of college basketball at Loras College and graduated with a degree in Finance.

�Mike HurleyVarsity Assistant CoachE-Mail: mike.hurley@ignatius.org

�Shaun GallagherVarsity Assistant CoachE-Mail: shaun.gallagher@ignatius.org

Saint Ignatius Boys’ Basketball 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL, 60608 | www.ignatius.org Phone: (312) 432-8468| E-Mail: matt.monroe@ignatius.org

Catholic League Champs: ’22, ’25, ’28, ’38, ’39, ’46, ’58, ’71, ’72, ’73, ’76, ’00, ’04, ’05, ’12, ‘15

IHSA Regional Champs: ’72, ’77, ’92, ’00, ’03, ’12, ’13, ’15 IHSA Sectional Champs: ‘00

Biography:Coach Baker is entering his third season coaching boys’ basketball at Saint Ignatius College Prep. He has worked with all levels of the program as the head sophomore coach and a varsity assistant. In addition to his coaching duties at Saint Ignatius, he also has coached and mentored youth boys for Project Education Plus and the highly successful Chicago Demons travel basketball program since 2002.

Before coming to Saint Ignatius, Coach Baker was the freshman/sophomore boys’ basketball coach at Von Steuben High School from 2010-2013. He graduated from Von Steuben in 1995 and played four years of basketball while there. He went on to attend Northern Illinois University before graduating from Taylor Business Institute in 2001. He is married to his wife, Glinda, and has four daughters.

Biography:Coach Dudzik is entering his 3rd year on the Saint Ignatius boys’ basketball coaching staff.  He spends time working with various levels of the basketball program. Before coming to Saint Ignatius, he spent time at Norwood Park Christian Academy. Coach Dudzik was the assistant varsity boys’ basketball coach for two years. During that time frame, he was able to lead the program to its first Elite Eight appearance in the state playoffs. Coach Dudzik was also a freshman assistant girls’ basketball coach at Niles West High School. Rob graduated from Weber High School where he went on to attend Loyola University.

�Rob DudzikSophomore Asst. CoachE-Mail: rob.dudzik@ignatius.org

�George BakerSophomore Head CoachE-Mail: george.baker@ignatius.org

Saint Ignatius Boys’ Basketball 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL, 60608 | www.ignatius.org Phone: (312) 432-8468| E-Mail: matt.monroe@ignatius.org

Catholic League Champs: ’22, ’25, ’28, ’38, ’39, ’46, ’58, ’71, ’72, ’73, ’76, ’00, ’04, ’05, ’12, ‘15

IHSA Regional Champs: ’72, ’77, ’92, ’00, ’03, ’12, ’13, ’15 IHSA Sectional Champs: ‘00

Biography:Coach Owens is entering his 17th year coaching at Saint Ignatius College Prep. For the past eight years, he has been the head coach of the frosh “B” team. This year, he will be the head freshman boys’ basketball coach. Coach Owens is a graduate of Saint Ignatius himself. He played for and coached under Catholic League and IBCA Hall of Fame Coach Rich Kehoe. Coach Owens has been teaching mathematics and economics at Saint Ignatius since 1998. Passionate about the importance of education, Coach Owens holds several degrees including a bachelor’s in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross, a master’s in the Teaching of Secondary Mathematics from the University of Illinois –Chicago and a joint JD/MBA from Northwestern University.

Biography:Coach Hatem is entering his first year as a member of the Wolfpack boys’ basketball coaching staff and an English teacher here at Saint Ignatius College Prep. Previously to arriving at Saint Ignatius, Coach Hatem was the junior varsity boys’ head coach and varsity assistant for four years at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Albany Park. A graduate of Whitney Young High School and DePaul University, Coach Hatem has over eight years of coaching and player development experience, specializing in post play and strength training. 

�Jim OwensFreshman Head CoachE-Mail: james.owens@ignatius.org

�Chris HatemFreshman Asst. CoachE-Mail: chris.hatem@ignatius.org

Saint Ignatius Boys’ Basketball 1076 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL, 60608 | www.ignatius.org Phone: (312) 432-8468| E-Mail: matt.monroe@ignatius.org

Catholic League Champs: ’22, ’25, ’28, ’38, ’39, ’46, ’58, ’71, ’72, ’73, ’76, ’00, ’04, ’05, ’12, ‘15

IHSA Regional Champs: ’72, ’77, ’92, ’00, ’03, ’12, ’13, ’15 IHSA Sectional Champs: ‘00

Biography:Ares Panagoulias is entering his first season on the Saint Ignatius Wolfpack boys' basketball staff. Prior to joining Saint Ignatius, he was the varsity boys' associate head coach for four seasons at Saint Clement. While at Saint Clement, he developed a passion for the use of basketball statistics and analyses employed by professional and collegiate level programs in tracking team and player development. Ares is a graduate of Saint Ignatius (2007) and the University of Michigan (2011).

Biography:Coach McGovern is entering his fifth year filming and scouting for the boys' varsity basketball program at Saint Ignatius College Prep. Coach McGovern will rarely be found at Saint Ignatius basketball games as he is "on the road" filming games and scouting upcoming opponents. 

Coach McGovern, a graduate of DePaul University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management, also holds an ISBE Certificate in Secondary Education and presently works with the Chicago Public Schools Office of Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation and Assessment. 

Coach McGovern is happily married to his wife of 40 years, Patricia, who are proud parents of Nancy, Philip and Erin, all Saint Ignatius College Prep graduates. 

�Ares PanagouliasBasketball AnalyticsE-Mail: apanagoulias@gmail.com

�Phil McGovernScouting and FilmE-Mail: phil.mcgovern@ignatius.org