Reed Caouette Named Head Men's Basketball Coach

Anoka-Ramsey has announced the hiring of Reed Caouette (pronounced Co-ette) as the next Head Men's Basketball Coach for the Golden Rams.

Coach Caouette has been an assistant coach with the Elk River High School boys basketball team for the past five seasons.  From 2007-2016 he served as the head girls basketball coach at Elk River before taking time off to watch his kids play youth sports, then joining the boys side to coach his son in high school.  Coach Caouette was the MSHSL Section 8 Coach of the Year in 2015 following their team's undefeated Northwest Suburban Conference season.

During the 1999-2000 season, Coach Caouette was an Anoka-Ramsey women's assistant under Paul Fessler when the team finished as the NJCAA Division III National Runner-up.  The following year Coach Caouette joined Coach Fessler at Concordia-St. Paul as a women's assistant.

Beyond coaching, Coach Caouette has deep ties to Anoka-Ramsey as both he and his wife Maegan attended ARCC as students.  Maegan was a member of the Golden Rams 1997 NJCAA Division III National Championship team.

"We're excited to welcome Reed back to Anoka-Ramsey," said Director of Athletics Jessica Pelzel.  "As an alum and former women's assistant, he is already familiar with the school and what Anoka-Ramsey has to offer student-athletes - which will allow him to speak with his players and recruits from first-hand experience.  Reed's commitment to developing student-athletes both on and off the court will be essential as we continue to grow Anoka-Ramsey Athletics into a high-level program within Minnesota and the region."

Outside of basketball, Coach Caouette is employed by Signature Stucco Concepts Inc. and as a realtor for Edina Realty.

"I am extremely thankful and excited for this opportunity, being named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Anoka-Ramsey," said Caouette.  "ARCC Men's Basketball has a rich history of outstanding coaches and players.  I want to continue that tradition of bringing excellent student-athletes to Anoka-Ramsey.  We are going to play an exciting style of basketball that will be enjoyable to watch.  We will play up-tempo team basketball offensively, combined with a hard-nosed defensive approach."

The Caouettes live in Elk River and have two adult children, Grace and TJ.