Athletic Leadership
Paul Ferguson, Athletic Director
Paul Ferguson returned to Wheaton Academy for the 2006-07 school year after assisting for seven years in the Wheaton College basketball program. Previously, from 1995-1999, Ferguson served as sophomore Warrior basketball head coach, compiling a 50-38 record and serving as a varsity assistant.
Ferguson, a native of Simsbury, Connecticut, is a 1994 graduate of the University of Notre Dame where he earned a BA in history. Ferguson served as a student-assistant on the John Macleod-led Irish basketball teams from 1992-94. As a member of the Fighting Irish staff he was heavily involved in scouting and recruiting during his tenure. While in college he fought in the Bengal Bouts and was named as one of the captains of the Notre Dame boxing squad in his junior year.
In 1995 Ferguson taught at Brother Rice High School in Chicago and coached the freshman boys basketball team. His squad recorded a 22-3 mark that season. Ferguson also served as a varsity assistant coach on the Brother Rice squad that won Chicago's Catholic League Championship. During the summer he serves as the assistant director of the Wheaton College Basketball Camp and as also served on the staff at Five Star Basketball Camp in Pennsylvania since 1991.
Ferguson is the oldest of seven children. He has a Master's Degree from Aurora University in Education, which he earned in 1997 and has recently completed a Master's Degree from Wheaton in Evangelism and Spiritual Formation. Paul and his wife, Michelle, live in Wheaton and have two boys: Ty and Benjamin.
Willie Bosque, Associate Athletic Director
Mr. Bosque is very familiar with our school through his recent help with our baseball program and his wife Sarah’s current position as Admissions Assistant. He will now take over the leadership of our growing baseball program as Head Coach, in addition to filling a full-time role this year as Associate Athletic Director. Mr. Bosque will work closely with our new Athletic Director Paul Ferguson. Mr. Bosque played Division I baseball at the University of Miami before starting his coaching career at Tennessee Wesleyan College as an Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and eventual Head Baseball Coach. He continues to be an Associate Scout for the San Diego Padres. Mr. Bosque brings a passion for sports and a desire to use athletics for Kingdom purposes in young lives.
Other Athletic Staff
- Bill Bickhart, Senior Advisor
- Chris Felinski, Sports Information Director
- Shelly Rose, Athletic Secretary
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