Kyle Taber is in his second year on the Lake Forest coaching staff. On the court, he works specifically with the team’s post players. He is also involved with recruiting and opponent scouting and is the co-director of Lake Forest Boys Basketball Camps.

Forester post player Travis Clark earned First Team All-Midwest Conference honors under Taber’s direction in 2010-11. Clark ranked among the top 10 in the conference in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots and led the league in field goal percentage.

Taber played for Indiana University from 2004-09. As a Hoosier he played for four different head coaches (Mike Davis 2004-06, Kelvin Sampson 2006-08, Dan Dakich 2008, and Tom Crean 2008-09).

At Indiana Taber was a preferred walk-on who was awarded a full scholarship for his final two seasons. He was named the team’s Most Improved Player as a junior and served as the team captain his senior year. The three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earned his bachelor’s degree in sport marketing and management in May of 2008 before working toward a master’s degree in sport marketing/athletic administration.

A 2004 graduate of Evansville Central High School, Taber was named the 2004 Metro Player of the Year. He is the son of Soozie Goedde and Steve Taber and has a sister Julie and a brother Brian.