side-byside

men’s basketball • winter 2010
Coaches
justin sherwood
Head Coach
Justin Sherwood returned to the Corban hardwood as head
coach in 2002 after a stellar playing career from 1989-
93. After inheriting an inexperienced squad in his initial
campaign, Justin has taken the Warriors to new heights
compiling an overall win-loss record of 106-140 in eight
years that included a record-breaking season in 2004-05. His team was ranked
No. 1 in the NAIA Division II top-25 at the beginning of the 2004-05 season
following a school-record 18-straight victories to begin the season. Having
played a big part in the tradition of the men’s basketball program already, it is
Justin’s goal to continue the trend.
“Certainly it is my desire to continue the success of the coaches
before me,” Justin said. “My goal is for the program to qualify for the NAIA
tournament every year. I want to bring in students that will excel both
academically and athletically while at Corban and lead successful Christian
lives after graduating.”
Justin began his collegiate coaching career at George Fox University
where he was the first assistant from 1998-2002. He spent one season at
Gladstone High School coaching the freshman boys and has worked various
camps and clinics in Oregon and California for over a decade.
As a collegiate player, he was twice a National Christian College Athletics
Association (NCCAA) All-American and National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) all-district selection. The 6-foot-1 guard made things happen
on both ends of the floor. Justin is ranked in the top five at Corban in career
points (2,710) and 3-pointers made (464). He is third in career steals (274) and
in the top ten in rebounds (712).
“My goal for the players I coach at Corban is that they will enjoy their
basketball experience as much as I enjoyed mine,” Justin said.
Aside from coaching, Justin is also an assistant professor at Corban in the
Business Department. He met his wife, Jenni, while a student at Corban and
they have a son, Trey, and daughter, Reese. Justin and his wife enjoy spending
time with their family and playing golf.
Don Hiebenthal
Assistant Coach
Don Hiebenthal enters his ninth season on the coaching
staff and is a familiar face when it comes to Warrior men’s
basketball. Don, like Coach Sherwood, is back at his alma
mater as a coach following a standout career at Western
Baptist as a player.
Don played basketball at Western Baptist from 1975-79 and is still among
the career leaders in several categories. He is in the top five in career points
scored (2,460), points per game (20.3), free throws made (534), assists (564),
and steals (383). Don was a NAIA and NCCAA All-American, and as a senior led
the nation in scoring, averaging 29.3 points per game.
Spending 17 years coaching basketball and volleyball at Liberty Gardens
Christian School, Don understands the opportunity sports provide. “My
philosophy is to strive to get the full potential out of each individual, not only
in athletics, but in life.”
Don, who works for Campus Care at Corban, and his wife, Julie, have
a daughter, Trisha, and son, Justin. Don enjoys collecting old things – coins,
cards, toys, furniture – and anything that has to do with athletics.
Ray Reid
Assistant Coach
Ray Reid returns for his seventh season with the men’s
basketball coaching staff and will continue to work side-byside
with Sherwood and Hiebethal.
Ray arrives at Corban with a wealth of head coaching
experience, which includes 4 years as head men’s soccer
coach at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, and two seasons as an
assistant men’s soccer coach at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, Calif. On the
basketball side of coaching, Ray has five seasons with the Warriors and two
seasons as an assistant coach at North Salem High School.
“I became a Christian through the influence of a soccer coach,” Ray said.
“I love small college basketball and the coaches and players at Corban”
Ray and his wife, Jeanne, have three children (Marty, Lori, & Jamie). Ray,
who is an attorney at law with the Law Offices of David Hilgemann, enjoys
college basketball, golf, reading, and is a baseball statistics guru.
Marty Reid
Assistant Coach
Marty Reid will begin his first season with the men’s
basketball coaching staff and will continue to work side-byside
with Sherwood, Hiebethal, and his dad, Ray.
Marty recently coached at Kennedy High School for
the past two years as the varsity boys’ basketball coach,
while also spending a few years prior at nearby Stayton High School helping
with the junior varsity program.
Marty will return to his alma mater after playing four seasons for the
Warriors from 1999-2003. Marty is one of 24 Warriors to score 1,000-or-more
points in a career, as the former point guard ranks 12th all-time in scoring
history with 1,654 points. Marty helped lead then-Western Baptist to a
Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament championship in 2002, while also
helping guide the Warriors to both the National Christian College Athletic
Association (NCCAA) and NAIA Division II national tournaments. Marty ranks
in the Top 10 all-time in assists (3rd – 632), three-point field goals made (6th
– 210), three-point field goals attempted (6th – 586), free throws made (8th
– 338), free throws attempted (8th – 425), and free throw percentage (10th –
.795).
Marty currently resides with his wife, Jenny, in Salem and will continue
his full-time work as a teacher at North Salem High School, while also working
part-time at Santiam Golf Course in Stayton.
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