People You Should Know: Brian Cosgriff

Name: Brian Cosgriff

Where you’ve seen him: Leading the Royals to a as the girls basketball coach. Cosgriff is also a physical education teacher at .

Time in the job: Cosgriff has been the girls basketball head coach since the 1999-2000 season. Before that, he spent nine years as an assistant in the boys program. He joined in 1984 as a paraprofessional and has been a teacher since 1986.

Why you should know him:  He’s built consistently strong girls basketball programs that have helped Hopkins develop a reputation as a basketball powerhouse.

Family: Wife, Lorie Komoto, who's a teacher at , and a 9-year-old daughter, who's a student at XinXing Academy.

Favorite thing about Hopkins: “That they employ me.” Cosgriff said he feels extremely grateful that the residents of Hopkins gave him a chance to be a teacher and a coach and work with students. He also likes how Hopkins has a small-town feel with big-city amenities nearby.