Coaches
Head Coach - Steve PotterCoach Potter began coaching in the mid-80's at Hamey's Basketball Camp and continued as the camp evolved into Houston's Hoop Camp. He joined the Crimson Bear staff in 1993-94 serving as an assistant to both junior varsity Coach Kevin Casperson and varsity coach George Houston. From 1993-94 through the 2005-06 season continued with the JDHS program serving in a variety of roles including C-Team Coach, JV Coach, and Varsity Assistant.
Assistant Coach - Robert Casperson
Assistant coach Robert Casperson began working with the program in 1999 and took over the freshman team in 2000. After being born and raised in Juneau, Coach Casperson is proud to be a part of the program that he grew up with and enjoys the opportunity to give back to his community. Born on March 23rd, 1978 at Bartlett Memorial Hospital, to JDHS grads Bruce and Christine Casperson, Robert went on to graduate from Juneau-Douglas High School in 1996. While playing under Coach Houston the Bears were 93-15, including a since unmatched 25-2 senior season. Coach Casperson was a three year varsity letterman in basketball and a two year varsity letterman in baseball.
Coach Casperson began his college odyssey at Edmonds Community College in Washington. A year later he found himself twenty minutes away earning his Associates in Arts and Sciences at Shoreline Community College in 1998. The next stop was the University of Southern Maine, where an eventual family situation brought him back to Juneau and the University of Alaska-Southeast. While earning his Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree with an emphasis in Social Sciences in 2002, Coach Casperson also took classes from the University of Alaska-Anchorage and the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. In 2004 he earned his Masters in the Arts of Teaching through the University of Alaska Southeast.
The summers of 2001 and 2002 found Coach Casperson in California with the JDHS varsity, working team camps at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and Palm Springs. He also worked camps for UCLA, Long Beach State, University of California Irvine, Cal State Fullerton and USC.
Since assuming the coaching responsibilities of the C-Team, the freshmen have amassed an impressive 85-12 record. When not working with the Crimson Bears, Coach Casperson is the head Boys Basketball Coach at Floyd Dryden Middle School.