Joe Basch is in his 8th season as head coach for the Kaskaskia College Blue Devils Tennis Team. During his time as Men's Tennis Coach he has coached numerous multiple all-region players, acadmic All-Americans, and 1 academic All-American Teams.  Basch's 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 squads won the region 24 championship and qualified for the NJCAA D1 Tennis Championships.

Basch graduated from Centralia High School in 2003 where he was a four-year varsity starter (one year at Pekin High School) in soccer and track. He was an all-conference selection for three years, two as a forward and one as a defender. He was also awarded the offensive player of year award at Centralia in 2003 as well as being named Team co-captain.  He was a two time state qualifier in track. Basch attended Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management in 2007. He was a member of the soccer and track teams. He played soccer collegiality as a defender and was a three time national qualifier in track. Basch was also a founding member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board at Marian. Before Kaskaskia, Basch coached boys soccer at Macomb High School and helped lead them to the IHSA sweet sixteen.  Basch is also the Head Coach of the Women's Tennis Team and Women's Soccer Team.

Basch and his wife, Kim reside in Centralia and have a 10 year old daughter, Natalie Paige Basch.