Regis Jesuit players celebrate Ken Shaw’s 700th career win with the coach on Tuesday night. More photos. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)
Ken Shaw, the longtime boys basketball coach at Regis Jesuit, won the 700th game of his career on Tuesday night when his fifth-ranked Raiders upset No. 1 Overland 66-60.
Shaw, who has also coached at Rocky Mountain, Smoky Hill, Yuma and Sterling, entered the season with 692 career wins against 225 losses. His team has started out 8-0 this season, which put him at the 700 mark.
Ken Shaw. (Kai Casey/CHSAANow.com)
Shaw, now in his 41st season, is just the third coach — boys or girls — to reach the mark, following all-time wins leader Dick Katte of Denver Christian, who finished with 876, and current Denver East coach Rudy Carey Jr., who sits at 764 and counting.
Current Highlands Ranch girls coach Caryn Jarocki is the all-time leader in girls wins with 558 and counting.
In his time, Shaw has won five state titles as a coach, including three at Regis Jesuit. He also won championships with Yuma and Sterling. His teams have appeared in the state tournament a record 27 times.
He was a prolific high school athlete at Merino, and held the career scoring record when his career was over. That mark has since been broken, but Shaw’s name still dots the basketball record book as a player, and he’s one of many tied for the state record for free-throw percentage in a game at 100 percent.
Additionally, Shaw was a standout football player, and also has his name in that sport’s record book — both for passing touchdowns in a game, and for career PATs kicked.
In Tuesday’s game, Michael Wambsganss led three Raiders in double figures with 14 points. Geoffrey Kelley added 13, and Dante Drennan had 12. Gage Dyer had eight points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Regis Jesuit boys basketball coach Ken Shaw talks to his team before a game during the 2014 season. (Jack Eberhard/JacksActionShots.com)