See Camp In Action

Basketball

Dates: July 23-25
Location: Chesterton Academy
5205 Kingston Ave., Lisle, IL
Grades 5-9
Fee:  $200
​Family Night: TBD

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Special Guest - Doug Bruno
Head Coach of the DePaul Blue Demons Women's Basketball Team

Doug Bruno’s powerful impact on the game he loves resonates across the entire spectrum of women’s basketball as not only a highly successful college coach and staunch advocate of academics, but a passionate and undaunted promoter of the sport itself. The former DePaul basketball player who is forever grateful to the athletic scholarship he received from legendary Blue Demon coach Ray Meyer is heading into his 38th season as the head coach at his alma mater. Born and raised in Chicago and a product of Quigley South High School, Bruno has transformed DePaul women’s basketball into a steadfast national power. He has guided the Blue Demons to 18 NCAA Tournament appearances in the last 19 years the tournament was held---a feat matched only by the NCAA elite of Connecticut, Stanford and Tennessee. Bruno's program made its 25th NCAA tournament appearance in 2021-22. DePaul qualified for its 18th-straight NCAA Tournament in 2020 after winning a three-peat BIG EAST Tournament title. The NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Tournament because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Blue Demons were 28-5 in the 2019-20 season and on track to host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament as a top-16 seed. They won the BIG EAST regular-season crown with a 15-3 record. On June 11, 2022, Bruno was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn.

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Benote Wimp
Camp Leader

Benote is excited to be again leading the first Catholic Basketball Camp! His love for basketball began in the alleys of Chicago when his friends in his neighborhood said he couldn’t or didn’t know how to play the game. He played four years of high school hoops at Quigley Seminar South.  He then attended Niles College of Loyola, Chicago (College Seminary) before transferring t0 and graduating from Illinois State University. After Graduation, he returned as an Assistant Coach at Quigley South. Other great coaching stops before he left teaching was at Providence New Lenox (Assistant), Andrew H.S. (Head Women’s), and finally Elgin Senior H.S. as an Assistant. He is a State Farm Agency owner in Downers Grove, a Fourth Degree Knight, and an active member of his parish community.

Our Camp Priests

Father Steven Clark

Father Albert Heidecke

Father Dan Korenchan 

Father Jeremy Leganski

Father Nestor Lopez

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Vicki Hamill
​Coach

Vicki Hamill is a Health Fitness Instructor at McHenry County College, a high school girls’ basketball coach, and director of a youth female basketball program. Coach Hamill competed on the women's basketball team at Western Illinois University from 1991-1995. While at WIU, Coach met her husband Paul Hamill and they have 5 children (24, 22, 19, 17, and 13). She has a master’s degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Wellness and Fitness and is currently enrolled in a Doctoral of Kinesiology (PhD) program at Concordia University- St. Paul where she is researching how physical health interventions can influence mental health. For over 25+ years, she has had the opportunity to coach, train and teach students from a wide variety of backgrounds, Her reason for coaching is to help student-athletes find purpose and passion for life. She believes the athletic arena is an incredible opportunity to teach life lessons and help students discover their inner strength and build a connection to others.  She is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), American Sports Education Association (ASEP), and Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA).

Katie Hamill
​Coach

Kathryn (Katie) Hamill will be a freshman at the University of Missouri St. Louis where she will be playing basketball. This past year Katie earned the honor for a second time in a row of being Player of the Year for the Northwest Herald. She is currently the all time leading scorer at her high school with a total of 1,824 career points. But overall, grit and passion are the words that best describe Katie. She is known for bringing energy and passion to everything she does, whether it is in the classroom or on the floor. Her reason for playing is to inspire and encourage her teammates so that they can accomplish more as a team. She believes in teaching young athletes about the importance of working hard and celebrating each other's success. Katie is the fourth out of five kids and believes her family and faith are the reason she is the person she is today.​

Madison Kenyon
​Coach

Madison Kenyon just graduated from Marian Central Catholic High School and will be attending The College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota this fall to continue her basketball career. While at Marian, Madison was a member of the girl tennis and basketball team while being involved in multiple school clubs such as, Friends of Rachel, Campus Ministry, and National Honor Society. Junior and Senior year she qualified for state for girls tennis and achieved All Area 1st Team girls basketball for McHenry County as well as being chosen for IBCA All State Team her Senior year. Madison is a team player who focus on team unity and has been inspired by other coaches and players in hopes to bring that inspiration to other athletes.

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 Jackie Budmayr
Coach

Coach Jackie Budmayr was camp head coach with Coach Dix in 2019. She has had the privilege of coaching basketball for the past 30 years. Her and her husband, Rick, are the proud parents of five children and five grandchildren. Her most recent coaching experience has been at Marian Central Catholic High School for thirteen years (the last five years as the Varsity Head Coach and in charge of the woman's program). During this time, she has not only had the joy of working with young female athletes but also with their youth feeder teams in summer camps. It has always been her mission to incorporate faith into her program, to include regular Masses in the school chapel, develop a strong prayer life, and run several community service projects throughout the year.  

Wrick Roland
Coach

Coach Wrick played basketball at Midland University, Fremont, NB. He served as head coach for Cross Country and Track for 10 years at his former high school. He taught Physical Education and Outdoor Education for many years in District U-46, Aspen High School, and Richards High School. He worked as Assistant Principal at Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Il, where he retired after 15 years. Coach Wrick really enjoys working with kids and watching them grow and learn through their experiences in faith and sports. He was a coach in 2019 at the first Catholic Basketball Camp and is looking forward to coaching again in 2020!

Kevin Dix
Coach 

Coach Kevin Dix is currently the Assistant Men's  Basketball Coach at The College of DuPage. He was Assistant Coach at Lewis University 2011-2019. He has also coached at the high school level, at Marian Central Catholic, St. Edward, and East Aurora. Coach Dix is a parishioner of St. Laurence Parish in Elgin. He and his wife,  Cynthia, have two adult children, Caitlyn and Joshua. Serving as a head coach with Coach Jackie at the 2019 Catholic Basketball Camp was very rewarding. He believes in meeting a camper wherever they are at in their basketball skills and their faith life, and bringing them one step closer to their goal. He shares his faith with campers so they understand this is where you can get the values and motivation to be a great player and teammate.

Schedule:

Family Night
CSC holds Family Night for each camp the night before camp begins. Everyone in the family is invited to attend. The night includes Mass, pizza with the coaches, a faith & sports talk, and the chance to check in and receive your official camp gear!

Daily Camp Schedule... Coming Soon

Camper Attire:

• Athletic shorts
• Athletic shoes 
• Camp Jersey - These will be handed out at Family Night and at Monday check-in.
  Other T-shirt is permitted if camp shirt is being laundered.

Items to bring: (please label with name)

• Water Bottle
  
• Snack (if needed)
  

We will provide:

• Daily Lunch (coming soon)
• Official Catholic Sports Camp Jersey