#Jasper high school basketball professional

The next six seasons Lewis would be an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois, before accepting a job on Brad Stevens' staff at Butler.

#Jasper high school basketball professional

Coaching career Īfter a brief professional playing career, Lewis began coaching as a graduate assistant under Knight for two seasons at Texas Tech before a one-year assistant coaching stop at Stephen F. Indiana statistics CollegeĬited from Sports Reference. In college, Lewis played at Indiana University Bloomington, where he was an all- Big Ten third team selection and ranks second all-time in Indiana history in assists playing for the Hoosiers under Bob Knight. Lewis played basketball high school basketball at Jasper High School where he scored 2,138 career points, and was named Gatorade Player of the Year in 1996. He played in college for the Indiana Hoosiers. Michael Lewis (born July 27, 1977) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals men's team. Williams finished his coaching career with 111 victories.American basketball coach (born 1977) Michael Lewis Current position In a stretch from 2008-2015, Southside never finished with fewer than eight wins in a season. Williams also led Southside to five other semifinal appearances. Jeff Williams - Fort Smith Southside/El Dorado: Williams leading teams to success was a constant for nearly 20 years as he reached the state championship game three times and won the 2006 7A championship while at Southside. In all, Taylor coached eight state championship teams and finished runner-up 12 times. Taylor's volleyball teams went 234-36 while the Lady Cats basketball teams went 428-94. Janet Taylor - Conway: Taylor coached in the Conway school district for 35 years as she led the basketball, track and field, volleyball and golf programs at one point. Lynch was nominated as AHSCA outstanding coach of the year 11 times and was three times selected to the AHSCA all-star game coaching staff (1998, 2017 & 2019). The accomplishments were plentiful for his teams as they won 10 district and 10 conference championships, six regional titles and reached the state tournament 16 times during his career. Steve Lynch - Jasper/Bergman: Lynch picked up 704 career wins while serving as basketball coach at Jasper and Bergman. During his career, Gathen went 991-216 and was voted as the AHSCA all-star coach in 2001 and was also named the NFHS coach of the year. Gathen won a pair of state championships and finished runner-up twice during his time at Osceola and also finished runner-up twice at Bearden. Gathen spent 19 seasons as the basketball coach at Bearden before leading the Osceola basketball program for 17 years and the two seasons at Camden. Barner's career spanned more than 30 years and compiled more than 550 wins.įrankie Gathen - Bearden/Osceola/Camden: Gathen spent more than four decades leading student-athletes in the state of Arkansas spending time coaching basketball, football and track. Barner always tried to find the best opponent possible and challenged his players to fear no one. During the first five seasons as head coach, Marmaduke went 163-36 while finishing running up in 1977 before winning the 19 state championship. Marmaduke: Barner hit the ground running at Marmaduke and never stopped accumulating wins. Barnes complied a record of 162-65 while at Rogers while going 212-100 at Russellville for a career mark of 377-165.Ĭhester Barner Jr. He led teams to seven elite eight appearances, two state tournament final four appearances and had a pair of academic state championships. Barnes won five conference championships, the 1985 state championship and was the 2009 state runner-up. He received the Charlie Spoonhour Lifetime Achievement Award, was a six time Coach of the Year award winner and a three time AHSCA All Star Coach. Marty Barnes - Rogers/Russellville: Barnes coached basketball for 40 years and was inducted into the Rogers and Russellville Sports Hall of Fame.

The following coaches will officially be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Jat the annual banquet held in Hot Springs. The 2024 class was voted on by active and retired members of the AHSCA. North Little Rock - The calendar year is quickly approaching an end but it also marks a time of celebration for six former coaches in the state as they will be inducted in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame next summer.