VARSITY HEAD COACH BEN FRANZEN
Ben Franzen enters his fourth year as varsity head coach of the boys basketball program at Bishop Brossart High School.
Coach Franzen has guided the Mustangs to a pair of 10th Region All “A” Classic championships in his three years on the Brossart sidelines.
Franzen’s first Bishop Brossart squad posted a 13-16 record against a “rugged” schedule including a victory against eventual 9th Region champion, Newport. The Mustangs also knocked off Paris on the road to winning the 10th Region All “A” Classic title. That marked Bishop Brossart’s first All “A” Championship since 2020.
During a rebuilding campaign in 2023-24, the Mustangs roster included seven sophomores, four freshmen and three juniors, all of whom gained valuable varsity experience while facing a challenging schedule.
A year ago, Franzen led the Mustangs to 15 wins and a berth in the 10th Region Tournament. His squad also claimed the 10th Region All “A” Classic championship for the second time in three seasons. In addition, his Mustangs also knocked off Scott in the 37th District semi-finals to advance to the 10th Region Tournament.
Prior to arriving at Bishop Brossart, Franzen spent six years as an assistant coach at Covington Catholic High School, which won four 9th Region championships during that time.
During that same time frame, Franzen served as the junior varsity head coach at CovCath and guided the Colonels to back-to-back perfect seasons (47-0 overall record), including two consecutive Northern Kentucky Regional Tournament Championships.
Previous to his stint at CovCath, Franzen spent three years as the freshmen head coach at Highlands High School. He guided the Bluebirds to the regional championship game in 2014-15.
In addition, Franzen has worked several summer camps for Michigan State University head coach Tom Izzo in East Lansing, Michigan.
“I’m excited to have this opportunity to contribute to the growth of faith and hard work for the young men at Bishop Brossart” Franzen said. “Strengthening these two aspects in their lives will lead to success both on and off the court.”
Franzen is a 2009 graduate of Campbell County High School, where he lettered in both basketball and baseball for the Camels. He earned his B.A. in Elementary Education from Northern Kentucky University in 2013.
Coach Franzen teaches in the Kenton County Elementary School System. He and his wife, Melody, and their three children are members of the St. Joe’s Cold Spring Parish.
Varsity Assistant Coach Hayden Stamm
Hayden Stamm is in his first year with the Mustang basketball program. He is the son of Aaron Stamm, our girls varsity coach. Hayden is a 2020 graduate of Ludlow High School where he played Basketball & Baseball. He helped coach Ludlow boys basketball for the last two years and was the JV coach last year. When he is not coaching he does current works professional baseball with the Oakland/Las Vegas Athletics organization. He is currently stationed in Midland, Texas and serves as the Clubhouse manager for the Double A Midland RockHounds.
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH DERRICK McBRIDE
Coach Derrick McBride is a Northern Kentucky native who currently resides in Alexandria with his wife, Brossart grad, Elena 13, and their sons Everett and Eli. He is a graduate of the University of the Cumberlands, earning a degree in Business Finance. Derrick and his family are members of St. Mary Parish.
Derrick began his coaching career in 2013 as the assistant boy’s varsity coach at Silver Grove High School, serving from 2013-2015 before moving into the same role at Highlands High School for the 2016-17 season.
After Highlands, McBride became the Junior Varsity boys basketball coach at Scott DeJarlais High School in Aurora, Indiana. While there, he assisted the program in reaching its first sectional final appearance in 25 years.
Derrick returned home to Northern Kentucky and spent two seasons with Beechwood before joining the faculty at Bishop Brossart High School. He is now in his second year on the teaching staff and his third year on the basketball coaching staff, currently serving as our JV Head Coach. He is heavily involved in running our summer skill sessions and developing our younger players. His 2023-24 JV team posted 16 wins, defeating our two main rivals, Campbell County and NCC.
Freshman Head Coach Curtis Bezold
Curtis Bezold played alongside of Nathan Seiter on our co-winningest varsity team ever (28-7) in 97-98. They played in the 10th Region Championship game, losing narrowly to Fleming County. Curt is the 20th leading scorer in Brossart Basketball history with 992 points. He is in his seventh season as our Freshman Coach.
His 2019-20 Mustangs sports wins over Covington Catholic, NCC, Holmes and Dixie Heights and his 2024-25 Freshman Mustangs played into the Final Four of the Northern Kentucky Freshman Tournament at Covington Catholic High School. Earlier this fall Curt was inducted into the Bishop Brossart Sports Hall of Fame.
Previous to becoming our Freshman coach, Curtis coached the Sts. Peter and Paul Cardinals, where his teams were the 7th (98) and the 8th Grade Diocesan Champions (’99) where his teams were the 7th (’98) and the 8th Grade Diocesan Champions (’99). He is married to his wife, Tina, lives in 12 Mile, and works in the Gas Department at Duke Energy.
Freshman Assistant Coaches Seth Combs and Mike Schack
Northern Kentucky native Seth Combs returns to his roots after stints in Texas and Western Pennsylvania. He fell in love with basketball at an early age and has been actively playing the game ever since. Seth has worked at multiple camps, including our own. He moved back to the area where he graduated from NKU in 2017. He and his wife, Lauren, a 2013 Brossart grad, reside in Taylor Mill.
1981 Brossart grad, Mike Schack has filled various roles on staff and in the coaching ranks here at Brossart High School, including having served as our Freshman Coach, the Girls JV team, and returns to the sidelines this year as Coach Curt Beezold’s assistant coach. Mike and his wife Janet have raised three Brossart grads, Jessica ‘07, John ‘11, and Justin ’15 and is the proud grandfather of six.
Staff Assistant Dave Schabell
“Schabs” is a fixture around the Mustang basketball program. During his tenure, the ’65 Brossart grad has served as head coach to eleven Mustang boys freshman teams. He served a five year stint as Varsity Girls Head Coach (1986–1991) where his Lady Stangs compiled a 99–45 record, including a 26–6 campaign in 1986–87 which ended in the 9th Region Semi-Finals. Dave has served under nine Mustang boys basketball head coaches.
He presently operates the BMustangs.com website, serves as the program’s business manager, conducts fund-raising, anchors the Meridix Basketball Broadcast Team, and edits the program’s Media Guide. Schabell was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel in 1976, and has been named to six Hall of Fames. He is most proud of being Brossart’s first member named to the 10th Region HOF, and most recently the Northern Kentucky Boys Basketball Coaches Court of Distinction.
STAFF ASSISTANT ERNIE LIGGETT
Ernie Liggett returns for a fourth year on Ben Franzen’s staff.
The two established a relationship during their days together at Highlands. Ernie is best known as the premier official in Northern Kentucky for over 28 years. During that time he worked in 12 “Sweet 16” State Tournaments, officiating the championship game on 5 occasions.
Ernie officiated 22 All “A” State Tournaments and appeared in 20 “A” State Championship games. He has trained young aspirant officials for over 15 years.
To this day, Ernie mentors underprivileged children, and runs a basketball league named in his honor. He is a Member of Holy Spirit Parish in Newport.
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