Grew up in “Hoosiers like” Lynden, WA where he learned to love the game of basketball. He won a state championship as a player at Lynden Christian in the 80’s & started coaching shortly after. Roger was a 7 year assistant coach as well as a 30 year head coach in WA (19 years at Seattle Christian. 11 years at Lynden Christian) where he was blessed to coach 3 state title teams & 12 final 4 teams. Roger was inducted into the WA state coaches hall of fame in 2016. Roger is husband to Jill & dad to Jaden (‘21), Cole, and Chase (10th).