Buffalo Grove

Not to be confused with Buffalo Grove Aptakisic, a middle school team from the same city (but which does not feed this high school).

Buffalo Grove Bison
Location: Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Coaches	Richard Scott Russell
State Championships	2024 IHSA (2A), 2024, 2023, 2022 NAQT State
National Appearances	HSNCT: 2021, 2009
Program Status	Unknown
School Size	Unknown
NAQT Page	link

Buffalo Grove High School is a public high school in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. The team plays in the Mid-Suburban League (MSL) and has consistently been among the better teams in Illinois. The team first rose to prominence circa 2009 under the leadership of David Garb, Nick Bergeon, and Alex Harrison. In the early 2020s they have been led by Justin Wytmar and Rohan Ganeshan, including a 5th-place finish at the 2021 HSNCT after taking just one loss in the prelims. In the 2021–2022 season, Buffalo Grove has consistently ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation, winning the Illinois NAQT State title for the last three years between 2024-2022. In 2024, the Bison advanced to the IHSA State Finals for the first time since 2012, winning their first IHSA State Championship.

Buffalo Grove most notably played Conference rival, Barrington, in an all-Illinois 2023 HSNCT NAQT National Championship finishing as Runners-Up, 210-555.

Notable Team Accomplishments

• NAQT High School National Championship Tournament: 2023 - 2nd Place
• IHSA State Champions: 2024 - Class 2A
• IHSSBCA NAQT Illinois State Championship: 2024 - 1st, 2023 - 1st, 2022 - 1st
• IHSA Sectional titles: 2024 (2A), 2021 (2A), 2012 (2A)
• IHSA Regional titles: 2024 (2A), 2023 (2A), 2022 (2A), 2021 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2013 (2A), 2012 (2A), 2011 (2A), 2009 (2A), 2008 (2A), 2005 (2A), 2004 (2A)
• Mid-Suburban League (East) Champions: 2023, 2021, 2019
• Mid-Suburban League Champions: 2012, 2011
• NAQT High School National Championship Tournament: 2021 - T5th, 2009 - T58th

Individual Awards

IHSSBCA All-Sectional Honorees

• 2022-23: Rohan Ganeshan (2A)
• 2021-22: Rohan Ganeshan (2A)
• 2019-20: Justin Wytmar (2A)
• 2014-15: Selena Groh (2A)
• 2013-14: Max Farbman, Danny Weiner (2A)
• 2011-12: Matt Wilber, Bernard Xie (2A)
• 2009-10: Greg Ward (2A)
• 2008-09: Alex Harrison, David Garb (2A)
• 2007-08: Daniel Bulmash (2A)
• 2006-07: Karthik Shastri (2A)
• 2004-05: Kyle Knutson (2A)
• 2003-04: Bryan Gillis (2A)

IHSSBCA All-State Honorees

• 2022-23: Rohan Ganeshan (First Team) Class 2A
• 2021-22: Rohan Ganeshan (First Team) Class 2A
• 2019-20: Justin Wytmar (Second Team) Class 2A
• 2011-12: Matt Wilber, Bernard Xie (Second Team) Class 2A
• 2008-09: David Garb (Second Team) Class 2A

NAQT Individual Player National Championship

• 2023: Rohan Ganeshan - 1st
• 2021: Justin Wytmar - 21st
• 2019: Justin Wytmar - 21st

IHSSBCA NAQT Illinois State Championship

• 2023: Rohan Ganeshan - 1st
• 2022: Rohan Ganeshan - 1st

Team Illinois

• 2023: Rohan Ganeshan (Team Blue) - IQBT NASAT Champions
• 2022: Rohan Ganeshan (Team Blue) - IQBT NASAT Runners-Up
• 2021: Rohan Ganeshan (Team Blue) - IQBT NASAT Champions
• 2021: Justin Wytmar (Team Orange)

Scobol Solo

• 2022: Rohan Ganeshan - 2nd

IHSA Class 2A State Champion
Preceded by	Year	Succeeded by
Rockford Auburn	2024	Defending State Champions

NAQT Illinois State Champions Champions (2005-pres) Stevenson (2005) · Stevenson (2006) · New Trier (2007) · Auburn (2008) · Auburn (2009) · Auburn (2010) · Stevenson (2011) · Auburn (2012) · IMSA (2013) · IMSA A (2014) · Auburn (2015) · Auburn (2016) · Stevenson A (2017) · UIUC Lab (2018) · Auburn (2019) · UIUC Lab (2020) · Buffalo Grove (2022) Small School Champions (2013-pres) Peoria Christian (2013) · Litchfield (2014) · Macomb A (2015) · Macomb A (2016) · Southwestern A (2017) · UIUC Lab (2018) · UIUC Lab (2019) · UIUC Lab (2020) · UIUC Lab (2022)