Behind The Bench

Who Are The Bench Guys?

The Bench Guys are a group of coaches, former players, broadcasters, analysts and super fans who have all come together to put forth an awesome source of basketball information in the form of well written columns, and a really bad-ass weekly podcast.

Learn more about these four unique individuals by reading below.

You can also follow them all on Twitter.

The Hosts:
The founding members of The Bench are Donnie DaSilva and John Kyle.

Donnie has worked in the media since 1996, and actually hosted one of the first online-only radio broadcasts ever.  He also has an extensive coaching background having worked with players from the ages of 6-19.  He has travelled the world and coached elite players and has a very unique view on the sport. 

Recently, he also started working as a scout for several NCAA basketball teams. Follow him @TheBenchGuys 

John is long time player who comes from a strong coaching bloodline. 

His father is a legendary coach who has won at every level he's been a part of.  In the last few years,

John has worked to transition from knocking down long 3s, to standing with a clipboard and teaching the game to hungry young minds. Follow him @KyleOnTheBench 


Who Else Is On The Bench?

Here are some of the other talented people you'll hear from when you visit TheBenchGuys.com ...

- Michael Visenberg - In Studio Host
- LeeAnne Brown - In Studio Social Media Guru
- Vincent Piette - Technical Producer
- Chris Mac, fantasy hoops specialist
- Dante Ross, columnist, radio personality

If you are interested in becoming part of the team, drop us an email.