Boys’ Basketball

TSSAA executive director Mark Reeves discusses future of TSSAA, NIL, official shortages, recruiting allegations, classification and more

By JESSE SMITHEY Mark Reeves’ first official day as TSSAA executive director was July 1, and the longtime employee of the

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TSSAA Board of Control elects to keep classification format as is for time being

By JESSE SMITHEY The last few weeks, some attention-grabbing proposals rested before members of the TSSAA Board of Control for them

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Jon Higgins leaves Farragut to become head boys’ basketball coach at Science Hill

By JESSE SMITHEY After five seasons at the helm of the Farragut High School boys’ basketball program, Jon Higgins is on

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Hardin Valley Academy hires new boys’ basketball coach in Andy Arendt

By JESSE SMITHEY Just two weeks after the resignation of Shane Wells as head coach, Hardin Valley Academy has its replacement.

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Hardin Valley’s Bryan Brown named Knox County Schools athletics director specialist

BY MIKE BLACKERBY Bryan Brown built the Hardin Valley Academy cross country and track and field programs from scratch in

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Austin-East boys’ basketball tabs Denard Bertram as its new head coach

BY JESSE SMITHEY The Austin-East High School boys’ basketball program has tabbed Denard Bertram as its new head basketball coach

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JUST IN: Shane Wells resigns as boys’ basketball coach at Hardin Valley Academy

By JESSE SMITHEY One of the area’s top boys’ basketball coaches is stepping away from the game for a bit. Shane

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What You May Have Missed This Summer of 2022, part I (June 1 through dead period)

BY JESSE SMITHEY To those who think the high school athletics game just shuts down after Spring Fling in late

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The Summer of Blue Cain – a Q&A with one of the fastest-rising names in high school basketball

BY JESSE SMITHEY From his early dunking ability to his trademark hairstyle and even his name, Blue Cain seemed destined

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Inside Luke Smith’s ‘whirlwind’ first month as Knoxville Catholic boys’ basketball coach

BY DAVE LINK Luke Smith watched his first game of team camp as Catholic’s new basketball coach in early June

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