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Antwain Scales
Wichita South High School
Impact Statement
Scales led Wichita South to four straight state championships while compiling a 152-18 record.
Biography
The Wichita South Titans won their fourth consecutive state title in 6A this past season, becoming the first team to ever win four straight at that 6A level.
Prior to claiming their championship in 2013, South had not won a state title since 1978. The Titans went a perfect 25-0 this season under Coach Scales’ expert tutelage. This was the first perfect season for Coach Scales. Wichita South boasts an astonishing 96-4 record over the past four years. Coach Scales has a career record of 110-13 in five seasons. Wichita South finished #17 in the nation in the USA TODAY Super 25.
After being honored, Scales continued Wichita South’s perfection with 53 consecutive wins until their defeat in the quarterfinals of the state tournament in 2017. Scales ended with a career record of 152-18. Scales took a position at Colby Community College at the conclusion of the season.
In March of 2020, Scales was hired as the head coach of Garden City Community College.
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Blackman High School
“Big stage. Big game. I love games like this.” -Crystal Dangerfield
“Big stage. Big game. I love games like this.” -Crystal Dangerfield
Crystal Dangerfield
Blackman High School
Impact Statement
“Big stage. Big game. I love games like this.” -Crystal Dangerfield
Biography
Crystal Dangerfield of Blackman High School ended her high school career by winning the Tennessee Class AAA Miss Basketball Award. Dangerfield led her school to two state titles during her career. She was the highly coveted Morgan Wooten Player of the Year.
She averaged 23.9 points a game during the 2015-16 season with 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 steals. Dangerfield will play at the University of Connecticut in the fall.
Dangerfield continued her successful ways at Connecticut. She was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team. She was named to the Third team as a sophomore and Conference First Team her last two seasons. She played in every game as a junior and senior, averaging 13.4 and 14.9 points respectively.
Dangerfield was selected in the second round of the WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. She made the WNBA’s All-Rookie Team and was the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2020. She is the first second round draft pick to bestow this honor.
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Riverdale High School
Coffman led Riverdale to three consecutive state titles, over 100 wins and five defeats over three years.
Coffman led Riverdale to three consecutive state titles, over 100 wins and five defeats over three years.
Randy Coffman
Riverdale High School
Impact Statement
Coffman led Riverdale to three consecutive state titles, over 100 wins and five defeats over three years.
Biography
Randy Coffman led Riverdale to its second straight Tennessee Class AAA championship during the 2016-17 school year. Riverdale was named national champs by USA TODAY and MaxPreps after finishing with a 34-0 record.
Coffman, who was also named the 2017 Naismith High School Girls’ Coach of the Year, has led his team to 43 straight wins since the 2015-16 season. Coffman was named Riverdale’s head coach prior to the 2015-16 season after coaching at Dyersburg High School for years. His record at Riverdale is 66-4. His lifetime coaching record is 433-163.
Coffman is the second Tennessee coach to be named the NHSCA National Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year. Blackman’s Chad Hibdon won the award in 2015.
After being honored, Coffman led Riverdale to it’s third consecutive state title in 2018 before stepping down to spend more time with him family. In his three year tenure, Coffman recorded a 102-5 record.
He later became the Assistant Athletic Director of Compliance and head Women’s Basketball Coach at Lakeway Christian Academy. Over course of two years, his teams have a winning record. Most recently, he led the team to the 2020 NACA Division IV National Championship.
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Monacan High School
Walker has impacted every team she’s been a part of from Monacan High School to UConn to the WNBA.
Walker has impacted every team she’s been a part of from Monacan High School to UConn to the WNBA.
Megan Walker
Monacan High School
Impact Statement
Walker has impacted every team she’s been a part of from Monacan High School to UConn to the WNBA.
Biography
Walker, who will attend the University of Connecticut in the fall, averaged 26 points per game with eight rebounds per contest during her senior season.
Monacan was a perfect 30-0 this season, winning its third straight Virginia Class 4A state title. Walker finished her career with 2,067 points and was also named the 2017 Naismith Female Athlete of the Year. Walker is an excellent student with a 3.83 grade point average and also volunteers as a youth coach at a daycare center.
Walker is the second Virginia girls’ high school basketball player to win this award. Elisabeth Williams of Princess Anne High School won the NHSCA Girls’ Basketball Athlete of the Year award in 2011.
Despite the NCAA Tournament being canceled due do Covid, Walker earned AP First Team and WBCA All-America honors. She was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
Walker entered the 2020 draft and was the 9th overall pick by New York Liberty.
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Hiland High School
Schlubach has coached 5 State Championship teams and boasts over 600 wins over his career thus far.
Schlubach has coached 5 State Championship teams and boasts over 600 wins over his career thus far.
David Schlabach
Hiland High School
Impact Statement
Schlubach has coached 5 State Championship teams and boasts over 600 wins over his career thus far.
Biography
Coaching in small-school Division 4, Schlabach has led the Lady Hawks to a 458-74 record in 21 seasons. His teams have won four state titles – in 2000, 2005, 2006 and 2008 – and his 2000 and 2005 teams finished unbeaten with 28-0 records.
The Lady Hawks also advanced to the state championship game in three of the past four seasons. The third of those title-game trips came this season as Hiland (19-9) finished strong despite the most losses by a Schlabach-coached team since his first season, in 1991-92. In all, 10 of his teams have reached the state’s Final Four, and he has coached 10 regional champions, 11 district champions and 19 sectional champions, and his teams have won or shared the Inter-Valley Conference (IVC) title 19 straight years.
Schlabach coached the Girls East squad in the McDonald’s All-American Game in 2010, and was named National Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations in 2009, one of many honors he has received. He is a 10-time IVC Coach of the Year, a seven-time District 5 Coach of the Year, and a 12-time Eastern District Coach of the Year.
The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association named Schlabach Division 4 Coach of the Year in 2000, and he was The Associated Press Division 4 Coach of the Year in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2006. His younger brother, Mark, is the boys basketball coach at Hiland, and led the Hawks to Division 4 state titles the past two seasons.
Since being honored in 2012, Schlabach has continued to lead the Lady Hawks. In 2017, he led the team to another Division IV State Championship. Most recently, they were in the Final Four in 2019. Schlabach currently owns a 634-96 career record, that’s a 86.8% winning percentage after 730 games.
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Mater Dei High School
Kiernan has coached teams to 10 CIF State Championship and owns over 800 career victories.
Kiernan has coached teams to 10 CIF State Championship and owns over 800 career victories.
Kevin Kiernan
Mater Dei High School
Impact Statement
Kiernan has coached teams to 10 CIF State Championship and owns over 800 career victories.
Biography
Believe it or not, Kiernan’s first job after graduating from college was as a sportswriter – at the Orange County Register and the Anaheim Bulletin. Not fond of the late nights, Kiernan landed the head coaching position at Westminster La Quinta High School, which had won just eight of 82 games in the three seasons prior to his arrival. Over the next five seasons, La Quinta went 110-79 and made a state tournament appearance under Kiernan, who has gone on to put together 20 glittering seasons.
From La Quinta, Kiernan moved on to Fullerton Troy High School. In 11 seasons, his teams went 317-33, never lost a Freeway League game (going 110-0 in those games), and won five Southern Section titles and three state championships. The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) named him the Russell Athletic/WBCA National High School Coach of the Year in 2006. In four years at Mater Dei, Kiernan’s teams are 123-7, and he owns a 613-109 career record (a .849 winning percentage).
This year, his Monarchs finished 34-1, ended the season on a 26-game winning streak and won their second consecutive state championship – in Division 1AA this year after moving up from Division II a year ago – giving him five state titles overall. This year’s title made Mater Dei the first girls basketball team in five years to finish No. 1 in the USA Today Super 25 in consecutive seasons, and the newspaper named Kiernan its National Coach of the Year in 2010. The Register named him its Coach of the Year this season.
Since being honored, Kiernan has continued to lead Mater Dei to success. He just completed his 13th year and led the Monarch’s to another CIF State Championship in February of 2020. In January, he won his 800th game with a victory over Bishop Gorman.
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Duncanville High School
“I also love teaching, and to watch my kids grow from high school players to college women is very fulfilling.” -Cathy Self-Morgan
“I also love teaching, and to watch my kids grow from high school players to college women is very fulfilling.” -Cathy Self-Morgan
Cathy Self-Morgan
Duncanville High School
Impact Statement
“I also love teaching, and to watch my kids grow from high school players to college women is very fulfilling.” -Cathy Self-Morgan
Biography
A 31-year coaching veteran, Self-Morgan just completed her 10th season at Duncanville, finishing 33-4, leading the Pantherettes to the regional final and finishing the season ranked No. 18 statewide in 5A.
Her 2003 team won the 5A state title, the fourth of her career, and she owns a career record of 844-191. Prior to her stint at Duncanville, Self-Morgan coached a powerhouse at Austin Westlake High School, leading the Chaparrals to three state championships – the 4A title in 1993 and back-to-back 5A crowns in 1995 and 1996. Her teams have made 22 state playoff appearances and none of her teams have finished with a losing record.
A four-time Texas Coach of the Year, she was honored 10 times as Central Texas Coach of the Year between 1980 and 1996. Self-Morgan has coached in five Texas All-Star Games, was a floor coach for the USA Junior Olympic Trials in 2000 and twice has coached the West team in the McDonald’s All-American Game in 2004 and again this year.
Self-Morgan was a two-time Most Valuable Player at the University of Texas and was the school’s Scholar-Athlete award recipient as a senior in 1977.
Self-Morgan continued to lead Duncanville until she resigned in 2019. She led her teams to eight overall Texas State Championships. She finished with a career record of record of 1,170-287.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral High School
Harrigan has coached his teams to 4 CIF State Championships and complied over 700 wins throughout his career.
Harrigan has coached his teams to 4 CIF State Championships and complied over 700 wins throughout his career.
Brian Harrigan
Sacred Heart Cathedral High School
Impact Statement
Harrigan has coached his teams to 4 CIF State Championships and complied over 700 wins throughout his career.
Biography
Harrigan has been coaching for 28 years, the last 19 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. He guided the Irish to three consecutive California state championships, one in Division 4 and two in Division 3 from 2006-08. His 2008 team finished with a 33-0 record and the No. 1 spot in the final USA Today Super 25 girls’ basketball rankings. During that run the Irish compiled a 61-game winning streak that lasted parts of three seasons.
Last year’s performance earned Harrigan a pair of national awards. He was named Coach of the Year by USA Today, and the Atlanta Tipoff Club named him the recipient of the inaugural Naismith Award as high school Coach of the Year. Harrigan shared that award with Bob Hurley of Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony High, the NHSCA National Boys Basketball Coach of the Year in 2007.
This year’s Sacred Heart team lost on a buzzer-beater in the North Region finals but still finished 28-2 and No. 24 in the USA Today Super 25. He owns a career record of 607-174.
Since being honored, Harrigan led his team until he stepped down in 2009. In 2011 Harrigan resumed coaching at Mountain View St. Francis and remained there until 2017.
He boasts a career record of 703-241. He is currently the assistant coach at San Francisco University High School.
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John Marshall High School
“If you’re not enjoying it, you shouldn’t do it, regardless of the occupation. But to do things like sending kids on to college is very gratifying.” -Dorothy Gaters
“If you’re not enjoying it, you shouldn’t do it, regardless of the occupation. But to do things like sending kids on to college is very gratifying.” -Dorothy Gaters
Dorothy Gaters
John Marshall High School
Impact Statement
“If you’re not enjoying it, you shouldn’t do it, regardless of the occupation. But to do things like sending kids on to college is very gratifying.” -Dorothy Gaters
Biography
In 1974, 10 years after graduating from Marshall, Gaters was given a task nobody else wanted: starting a girls’ basketball program at the inner-city school. After 33 seasons, eight state championships and nearly two dozen state records, Gaters is a legend in her sport. As the school’s athletic director, she had to replace her school’s boys’ basketball coach just before the start of this season.
Her new hire won a state championship and so did she, leading the Lady Commandos to a 26-7 record and the state’s first Class 3A state title, her first since 1999. Gaters, whose career record of 881-121 places her seventh on the national victory list, holds every Illinois state tournament record. Besides her eight state titles, those records include: state title games (11), state tournament appearances (23), consecutive appearances (12), state trophies (17) and state tournament victories (record 57-16).
Although she was honored in 2008 she has not slowed down. Gaters is still at the helm of the Lady Commandos. She and her teams won two more state championships, in 2018 and 2019, bringing her up to ten state championships and three state runner-up finishes.
Gaters obtained her 1,000 win in November 18, 2014. She has now amassed over 1,100 wins over her tenure.
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Granbury High School
“That wasn’t just on the basketball court, but in life. A lot of the things we learn in sports, if we do them correctly, they carry over into life.” -Leta Andrews
“That wasn’t just on the basketball court, but in life. A lot of the things we learn in sports, if we do them correctly, they carry over into life.” -Leta Andrews
Leta Andrews
Granbury High School
Impact Statement
“That wasn’t just on the basketball court, but in life. A lot of the things we learn in sports, if we do them correctly, they carry over into life.” -Leta Andrews
Biography
This year, in her 44th season, Andrews became the all-time winningest coach in American girls’ basketball history. Her career record at four high schools is 1,228-254, a winning percentage of almost 83 per cent. She led Corpus Christi Calallen High to the Class 4A state championship in 1990 and her teams have advanced to seven state title games and made 16 appearances in the Sweet Sixteen state tournament.
In February the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame named Andrews the inaugural recipient of the Morgan Wootten Award for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching High School Basketball. Andrews, who also serves as girls’ athletic director and teaches a dance class at Granbury, was named Walt Disney Teacher of the Year in the category of coaching, health and physical education in 1993.
Andrews continued to lead Granbury until her retirement in 2014. She has won the most games all time in the nation with 1,416 victories over her 52 year career coaching both boys’ and girls’ teams.
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Christ the King High School
Mackey has led Christ the King’s girls’ basketball team to 25 CHSAA State Championships over his career.
Mackey has led Christ the King’s girls’ basketball team to 25 CHSAA State Championships over his career.
Bob Mackey
Christ the King High School
Impact Statement
Mackey has led Christ the King’s girls’ basketball team to 25 CHSAA State Championships over his career.
Biography
In seven years at the helm at Christ the King, Mackey has had about as good a run as anyone could imagine. His teams have an overall record of 183-13. This season Mackey led Christ the King to its second consecutive New York State Federation Class AA title and a second finish on the USA Today Girls Basketball Super 25. The newspaper also named Mackey its National Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. Christ the King has won state, diocesan and league titles in each of Mackey’s seven seasons. Mackey serves as dean of boys at Christ the King.
Since being honored, Mackey has continued to lead the girls of Christ the King and they continue their dominance in the state of New York. Mackey has led the girls to another four State Championships in 2008, 2010, 2018 and 2019. Mackey was the ALL-USA Coach of the Year in 2018.
In addition to basketball, Mackey is also the volleyball coach. He is also the Athletic Director and a chemistry teacher.
In March of 2020, his 2006 team was listed as second in MaxPreps Top 25 High School Girls’ Teams of All Time.
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Oregon City High School
“As a coach, you can practice, plan and devise, and you can never guarantee the outcome of the game. But you can choose to be a positive influence in somebody’s life.”
“As a coach, you can practice, plan and devise, and you can never guarantee the outcome of the game. But you can choose to be a positive influence in somebody’s life.”
Brad Smith
Oregon City High School
Impact Statement
“As a coach, you can practice, plan and devise, and you can never guarantee the outcome of the game. But you can choose to be a positive influence in somebody’s life.”
Biography
Under Smith, Oregon City High has become one of the nation’s most prestigious girls basketball programs. In 26 years at the helm Smith guided Oregon City to a 602-91 record and nine Class 4A state titles between 1992 and 2003. This year’s team finished 24-6 and third in the state, Oregon City’s 18th state tournament trophy.
Eight of Smith’s teams finished the season ranked in USA Today’s top five and his 1995, 1996 and 1997 teams were national champions, with Smith named the newspaper’s Coach of the Year all three years. He was head coach of the West squad in USA Basketball’s Women’s Youth Developmental Festival in 2004.
Smith retired from coaching in 2006 after 27 years. He finished with a career record of 628-92, making him the winningest coach in Oregon.
Despite his retirement, in 2018 Smith rejoined the Oregon City girls’ basketball team as a volunteer coach.
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Murry Bergtraum High School
“It’s a very hard job, getting the kids in college, watching kids’ academics. It was very satisfying to help a lot of kids.” -Ed Grezinsky
“It’s a very hard job, getting the kids in college, watching kids’ academics. It was very satisfying to help a lot of kids.” -Ed Grezinsky
Ed Grezinsky
Murry Bergtraum High School
Impact Statement
“It’s a very hard job, getting the kids in college, watching kids’ academics. It was very satisfying to help a lot of kids.” -Ed Grezinsky
Biography
The 2004 Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year is Ed Grezinsky of Murry Bergtraum High in Manhattan, New York. Grezinsky’s Lady Blazers survived the tough New York postseason tournament to capture a third straight Class AA state championship.
Over the course of his career Grezinsky led Murry Bergtraum to 15 consecutive PSAL league championships before he stepped down in 2014 after over two decades.
By the spring of 2018 Grezinsky found a new school and was announced as Archbishop Molloy’s head coach.
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Canyon High School
“It’s not just about the wins and losses, but it’s about the big picture of what we can do to help students”
-Joe Lombard
“It’s not just about the wins and losses, but it’s about the big picture of what we can do to help students”
-Joe Lombard
Joe Lombard
Canyon High School
Impact Statement
“It’s not just about the wins and losses, but it’s about the big picture of what we can do to help students”
-Joe Lombard
Biography
“Joe Lombard continues to reach the highest levels of excellence in high school coaching,” said NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro. “The NHSCA is proud to honor him as the National High School Girls Basketball Coach of the Year.”
Lombard saw his Canyon Lady Eagles collect for him a 10th state girls’ basketball title this past season (2003). The state championship is yet another reward in a remarkable run over the past 15 years that has seen Lombard’s teams compile a record of 844-77. During those same 15 years, the Lady Eagles have won 15 consecutive district titles and put together a 164-2 record in district play.
Lombard is still actively coaching at Canyon and is assisted by his son Tate. Lombard and his Lady Eagles have now won 19 State Championships. He boasts a 1,344-124 career record, with a 91.6 winning percentage, which is second in the NFHS record book.
Lombard was twice recognized in Sports Illustrated‘s “Faces in the Crowd.”
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Mountain View High School
Houle coached an unprecedented 68 State Championships in three sports over his career.
Houle coached an unprecedented 68 State Championships in three sports over his career.
Dave Houle
Mountain View High School
Impact Statement
Houle coached an unprecedented 68 State Championships in three sports over his career.
Biography
Houle coaches five sports at Mountain View High – girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, and boys and girls track and field – and has had unparalleled success in all five. His girls’ basketball team won its ninth state title this year, finishing No. 13 in the USA Today Super 25 (last year’s team finished No. 2).
In February of 2002, he won his 1,000th contest in the five sports and starting in 1985 has won at least one state championship in every school year since. His teams have 68 overall state titles and 7 National titles.
Houle retired from coaching 2006 after 29 years at the helm.
In 2010, Houle joined the Kennesaw State University’s men’s basketball team as an assistant coach.
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Narbonne High School
“Be a good person first, a good student second and a good player third.”
-James Anderson
“Be a good person first, a good student second and a good player third.”
-James Anderson
James Anderson
Narbonne High School
Impact Statement
“Be a good person first, a good student second and a good player third.”
-James Anderson
Biography
Anderson has coached at Harbor City High for nine years, with a career record of 182-45. His teams won the state’s Division I title in 1999 and 2000, and also have won three Los Angeles City Section titles and six Marine League titles. A world history teacher, Anderson also was selected National Coach of the Year by SchoolSports.com.
Anderson lead Narboone to two national titles, three state championships, and six City titles during his 16 year career. He has a record of 388-54 during his tenure.
Anderson stepped down from his post in 2006. A year later he took at job coaching at St. Anthony’s, his alma mater. He led the Saints to a CIF State Championship in 2010, 2011, and 2016.
Anderson has coached several WNBA players over the course of his career.
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William Mason High School
Lackey led Mason to the 2000 Ohio State Championship and to three more final appearances.
Lackey led Mason to the 2000 Ohio State Championship and to three more final appearances.
Gerald Lackey
William Mason High School
Impact Statement
Lackey led Mason to the 2000 Ohio State Championship and to three more final appearances.
Biography
“Gerald Whaley is an outstanding examples for successful high school basketball coaches,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “They place a high value on the teamwork skills players learn for success in the classroom and on the field, and we are proud to be honoring him.”
Lackey’s Mason team won its first Division I girls state title after state runner-up finishes in 1997 and 1999. Led by 6-0 junior center Michelle Munoz, voted the state’s “Ms. Basketball” and the daughter of National Football League Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz, Mason finished with a perfect 27-0 record. In the title game, Mason avenged its 1999 title game loss by beating perennial powerhouse Pickerington High by a 36-25 score.
After being honored in 2000, Lackey continues to lead teams to success. After 14 years at Mason and another five at Mt. Notre Dame Academy, Lackey was hired as the new Wyoming High School’s head coach in 2012.
Over the course of his career, 19 seasons as a head coach, he has amassed a record 369-80.
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