Gary Becker
Men's Basketball Coach

• BIRTHDATE: April 22, 1953
• FAMILY: Married 33 years to wife Dana, two sons Gerod (19), Clinton (16).
• EDUCATION: University of Nebraska at Omaha B.S. Education 1977, Wayne State College M.S. Education 1980.
• EXPERIENCE: Nine years at Ellsworth Community College, Iowa Falls, IA. (Women's Basketball & Volleyball). Fourteen years at Casper College (Women's Basketball & Volleyball). Three years at Ohio University, Athens, OH (Assistant Women's Basketball).
• MENTOR: Bud Fischer
• PHILOSOPHY: If you focus on each day and doing your best each day, the future will take care of itself. I am an educator first and a coach second, so if I stay focused on teaching and learning, the wins will take care of themselves in basketball and life.
• FAVORITE QUOTE: "Make the Least of What is Gone and the Most of What is to Come!!"
• PLANS FOR THE T-BIRDS: We hope to restore the tradition of T-Bird Basketball where discipline and hard work was the backbone of the program. This group of young Birds, will be responsible for re-establishing Casper College as a contender in Region IX through there defensive intensity and discipline on offense. Fan's can expect an up-tempo game with the "Team" being the central focus not the "I".

Che' Jones
Men's Assistant Basketball Coach
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Coach Jones enters his first year as an assistant for Coach Becker.  He comes from Las Vegas, NV with a wide range of coaching experience.  His latest experience has been at the professional level as an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Stars and IBL Professional Basketball Team.  He also served as the Head Coach for the Las Vegas Venom a new ABA Professional Basketball franchise in Las Vegas during the 2006-07 season.

Che' holds a bachelors degree from Ohio State University - Newark where he played basketball and was a three year captain and three time all-conference selection. He was the second all time leading scorer and assist man along with being the all time leader in 3 pointers and steals during his tenure as a player.

Coach Jones brings a wealth of experience with him and is sure to be an asset to Coach Becker and Casper College as a whole.  His coaching resume includes experience at the high school and junior college level.  He was an assistant coach at Columbus State Community College from 2000-2004 where he helped build a nationally recognized program.

Che' is accompanied to Casper by his wife Lesley and his two year old son "little" Che'.

Chris Allred
Men's Volunteer Assistant Basketball Coach

Coach Allred joins the Men's Basketball Staff at Casper College with a very successful high school resume.  He has been in Casper the last year as the office manager for a family business.  before that he was the Head Boys Varsity Basketball Coach at Pine View High School in St. George, UT where he also taught Algebra and Geometry.  During his tenure there from 2001-2006 his teams won three regional championships and placed third at state twice and second once. Before his time at Pine View, he was the assistant football and head girls basketball coach from 1998-2001 at Snow Canyon High School in St. George, UT.

The basketball program at Casper College is very lucky to have someone with the background and experience of Coach Allred join the staff.  He is a proven teacher and coach, who will add a great deal to the program.

Kari Martinez
Athletic Trainer
Kari joined the athletic staff this year as head athletic trainer at Casper College. Prior to that, she spent a year as trainer's assistant to Dan Dalen and worked at Wind City Physical Therapy in Casper. A graduate of the University of Wyoming, she earned her degree in exercise physiology with an emphasis in athletic training. Kari also teaches physical education classes at Casper College. Kari is a native of Phillip, S.D., and is married to Griff, a former rodeo competitor for the T-Birds. She enjoys working with all the student athletes at CC, including the rodeo contestants. She is an avid sports fan, with a special love for rodeo and rugby.

Bill Landen
Athletic Director
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Bill Landen took over as athletic director two years ago, but he is not new to those who have been around Casper College and its athletic programs.

Bill has spent the past 22 years at Casper College. Prior to accepting his current role, Bill served as Director of College Relations for 18 years.

Bill’s commitment to the T-Birds dates back to his student days at Casper College, where he wrote about Swede Erickson’s T-Birds as editor of the campus newspaper. He later covered Casper College as a professional journalist for the Casper Star-Tribune and KTWO Radio.

Since his arrival in the athletic department,  his focus has been on community and student involvement in the college’s four sports programs. Bill has worked with the T-Bird Booster Club to establish a permanent endowment for athletics, and that fund hit the quarter million dollar mark this year.

T-Bird fans may recognize Bill from his days as the radio play-by-play voice of the T-Birds in the 1980s and ‘90s. Along with serving as the voice of the T-Birds, Bill spent 18 years in marketing and information for the college. He has earned numerous awards during his professional career, including twice being named Wyoming’s Sportswriter of the Year by the national association of sportswriters and sportscasters. He was named Rosenthal Outstanding Administrator at Casper College in 1997. In 1993 he was honored by his peers as Communicator of the Year by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.

Along with his duties at Casper College, Bill was recently appointed to the Wyoming Legislature as State Senator for District 27.

Bill’s wife, Robyn, is the associate controller for Casper College. They have three children: Nick, Zack and Hailey.