Thomas Nelson is a new school that will open this fall. With this their first season what can we expect from them ? Remember, please be constructive.

With the transfer of the Canadian Ndahiro and 2 of the starters from Nelson Co. how will Thomas Nelson stack up in the 5th region this year?

Who is the head coach of this new school?

Who is the head coach of this new school?

 

Jim Youngman. He coached at Greenup Co last year. Most of his coaching experience is in Illinois.

 

Here is a article on him and his bio, when he was hired last year.

 

Musketeers hire successful Illinois coach » Local Sports » Daily Independent (Ashland, KY)

 

From the article:

 

 

He coached Metamora Township High School in Metamora, Ill., since 2008. He rebuilt a program that had produced only 12 wins combined in the two years prior to his arrival.

 

Metamora finished 18-10 last season.

 

The 47-year-old began his head coaching career in 1994 by guiding DePue, a Class 1A school, to its first winning season in seven years.

 

Youngman also rebuilt high school programs in Illinois at Sullivan, Abingdon, Highland, Lanphier and Oregon.

 

At Abingdon, Youngman led both the boys basketball and girls softball teams to regional championships. He also coached Sullivan and Lanphier to regional basketball titles.