MHS Varsity
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Mundelein Boys Varsity Basketball
Head Coach
Joe Scheuers
★ MHS Boys Varsity Head Coach
Played D3 basketball at Trine University. Full bio coming soon.
DIII AlumMHS Head Coach
Every coach on this page is the same person who'll teach your kid a jab step on Tuesday and text you a video of their progress on Friday. The Mundelein staff isn't outsourced — it's homegrown, MHS-tied, and accountable.
Coach Paganis answers every parent email himself. He sat in your kid's seat just over a decade ago — Now he runs the whole pipeline.
Coach Gio Paganis is a passionate basketball coach from Park Ridge, Illinois who specializes in both individual and team skills development.
A former student-athlete and recent Master's graduate from Purdue University, Coach Gio has spent over a decade refining his craft on the court. His coaching journey began at just 14 years old, and has only grown since. He has most recently served Mundelein High School as a Varsity Assistant, Feeder Program Director, and Head Frosh/Soph Boys basketball coach.
He has also held head coaching positions with ALL IN Athletics, Legacy Force AAU, Klondike Middle School, and Harrison High School's feeder basketball programs. As a skills development trainer, Coach Gio serves as a shooting specialist for Park Ridge Elite Basketball and formerly served as a small group trainer for Legacy Courts in Lafayette, Indiana.
Coach Gio is known for his attention to detail, player-first mentality, and commitment to helping athletes maximize their potential both on and off the court.
Two head coaches, both active on MHS varsity staff. Every coach has played, coached, or both — at the level your kid is being prepared for.
Played D3 basketball at Trine University. Full bio coming soon.
Full bio coming soon.
Four convictions every Mustangs coach signs onto. Read them before tryouts — if they don't match how you'd want your kid coached, this isn't the right program. We'd rather you know that now.
Especially when nothing is going your way, the two things you can always control are your effort and your attitude. We coach hard, we celebrate hustle, and we will bench a kid who walks back on defense, even if they're the best scorer in the gym.
Pivot foot. Triple threat. Passing technique. We will spend an entire practice on one specific skill or stance if we have to. The 14-year-old who can pass with both hands wins more games than the 14-year-old with a step-back three.
What you learn at Jr. Mustangs is what MHS varsity believes in. Same terminology, same actions, same defensive principles. By freshman year, our kids aren't learning a new system, they're refining one.
We celebrate the little wins the same way we hold one another accountable in our shortcomings. If a kid needs a ride, a meal, or a sit-down conversation, we believe that that is part of coaching. The Mustangs aren't a program you join; they're a community family you're already a part of.