Shorewood replaces retiring boys’ basketball coach Marv Morris with Ben Scheffler, experienced AAU head coach and college assistant

Retiring Shorewood High School basketball coach Marv Morris will be replaced by Ben Scheffler, an experienced AAU coach and college assistant.

Morris retired in February. In four years at Shorewood, Morris was credited with restoring Thunderbird basketball to a competitive level in the Western Conference. Morris, who earlier had coached at Shorecrest and King’s, retires after achieving 300 wins in his career.

This will be Scheffler’s first high school head coaching position, but he comes to the Thunderbirds with experience as a head coach with top-level local AAU teams and an assistant coach at three colleges, including Seattle Pacific University.

Scheffler also had a successful collegiate playing career at Seattle Pacific, and played prep ball at Roosevelt High School.

School officials say they are excited to have someone with Ben’s credentials and passion for coaching. District athletics director Don Dalziel called Scheffler a man of character who is well respected in the Shoreline and Washington State basketball community.

“We feel he is a great fit for the T-Bird program and we look forward to working with Ben to provide a great experience for the student-athletes at Shorewood,” Dalziel said Tuesday.