Varsity Basketball
Basketball is a great game, but it is just that, a game. The value of the game comes from what we learn in the process. “Teamness” is a GCS word; it is about being a part of something bigger than ourselves. It is the challenge of sacrificing for each other and bringing our best effort for those around us so that the whole is greater than the parts. I Cor. 12:14 says, “For the body is not one member, but many.” I Cor. 12:25-26 also states, “so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.” GCS Basketball – we win, lose, love and learn together!
NEWS
CALENDAR
December 2025
Dec 13
- 9:00 am
- Frankston Tournament. Opponents & Times TBD Basketball – Men’s Varsity – TBD
Dec 15
- 6:30 pm
- Basketball – Men’s Varsity vs Wells – Away
Dec 19
- 5:45 pm
- Basketball – Men’s Varsity vs Jefferson – Home
Dave Nedbalek
Head Men’s Basketball Coach & 5th Grade Physical Education
Dave Nedbalek
Head Men’s Basketball Coach & 5th Grade Physical Education
M.S. Sports Management, Oral Roberts University
Dave Nedbalek began coaching and teaching at Grace Community School in the fall of 2025. He holds a master’s degree in sports management and a bachelor’s degree in human resource management. For the past ten years, he has worked in college basketball, most recently as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was part of the 2021 ORU team that advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, defeating Ohio State and Florida before narrowly losing to Arkansas 72 to 70. Before that, he served as a video coordinator at Louisiana Tech University and an assistant coach at the University of Texas at Tyler. Dave began his career as athletic director and head boys’ basketball coach at Kings Academy. He and his wife, Nikki, live in Whitehouse with their son, Trae, and their two dogs. They are members of Grace Community Church, where Dave serves on the worship team. He enjoys reading, drinking coffee, traveling with his family, and spending time with their community group.
Junior Varsity Basketball
Basketball is a great game, but it is just that, a game. The value of the game comes from what we learn in the process. “Teamness” is a GCS word; it is about being a part of something bigger than ourselves. It is the challenge of sacrificing for each other and bringing our best effort for those around us so that the whole is greater than the parts. I Cor. 12:14 says, “For the body is not one member, but many.” I Cor. 12:25-26 also states, “so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.” GCS Basketball – we win, lose, love and learn together!
NEWS
CALENDAR
December 2025
Dec 13
- 8:00 am
- Eustace Tournament Times and Opponents TBD Basketball – Men’s JV Blue – TBD
- 8:00 am
- Wills Point Tournament Times and Opponents TBD Basketball – Men’s JV White – TBD
Dec 15
- 4:30 pm
- Basketball – Men’s JV Blue vs Wells – Away
Middle School Basketball
Basketball is a great game, but it is just that, a game. The value of the game comes from what we learn in the process. “Teamness” is a GCS word; it is about being a part of something bigger than ourselves. It is the challenge of sacrificing for each other and bringing our best effort for those around us so that the whole is greater than the parts. I Cor. 12:14 says, “For the body is not one member, but many.” I Cor. 12:25-26 also states, “so that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.” GCS Basketball – we win, lose, love and learn together!
NEWS
CALENDAR
January 2026
Jan 5
- 4:30 pm
- Basketball – Boy’s 7th vs Tyler Heat – Home
- 6:00 pm
- Basketball – Boy’s 8th Blue vs Tyler Heat – Home
Jan 10
- 9:00 am
- Cushing Tournament – Opponents & Times TBD Basketball – Boy’s 7th vs TBD – TBD
Mike Lee
Athletic Coordinator, Softball & Basketball Coach
Mike Lee
Athletic Coordinator, Softball & Basketball Coach
Mike serves as the Athletic Coordinator for Grace Community School. He will also serve as the middle school men’s head basketball coach and the assistant high school softball coach. Before coming to Grace, Coach Lee was an athletic director and coached basketball, cross country, softball, and track. As a head cross country coach, his teams finished in the top ten in state seven out of eight years with two State Championship runner ups. At both Bishop Gorman and All Saints Episcopal, he was part of a staff that broke the single-season record for wins in women’s basketball.
Mike has two daughters. The youngest daughter, Brooke, lives and works in The Colony, Texas. Brittany is married to Aaron Bonneville, and they have two children, Corbin and Harper, and reside in Fort Worth, Texas.
David Garza
Football & Basketball Coach
David Garza
Football & Basketball Coach
Born and raised in San Antonio, TX Coach Garza moved to Tyler in 2011. He played football at TJC and Texas College and is in his 6th year of coaching. In his first year with Grace, he’ll be coaching varsity/middle school football, middle school basketball, and middle school golf. Coach Garza has been married to his wife Shelby for three years and has two daughters Charlotte Grace and Ellie Kye.