West Bend East High School announced today that Kyle Fueger will serve as the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach for the 2016-17 season.

“Today is an exciting day for West Bend East Athletics and our boys’ basketball program,” said Ryan Tomczyk, assistant principal at East High School. “We feel extremely fortunate and thrilled to have identified an exceptional person, coach, and individual who exemplifies the core values of the community. 

Fueger is currently a physical education teacher at St. Dominic School in Brookfield and also serves as the Boys Varsity Assistant Coach and Head JV Coach at Brookfield Central High School.  From 2008-2014, Fueger served as the Boys’ Varsity Assistant and Head Freshman Coach at Catholic Memorial High School. Fueger also has 10 years of coaching experience with organizations including Wisconsin Focus Basketball, University Lake School, Waukesha Parks, Recreation and Forestry, the YMCA of Dodge County/Horicon School District, Sussex Recreation Department, the West Suburban YMCA, Onalaska Parks and Recreation Department and Winona Recreation Department.

Fueger earned his Bachelor of Science in Education degree from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater and his Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Leisure Studies from Winona State University.  He is a member of the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education Association and the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association.  He is a past mem ber of the Wisconsin Parks and Recreation Association and also the National Parks and Recreation Association.

Fueger will replace Kevin Doornek who served as the interim coach for the 2015-16 season, replacing Tomczyk, who was hired as an assistant principal at East High School in 2015. Doornek will serve as an assistant under Fueger, and will continue to build the Jr. Suns basketball program.