Hatcher would be a no-brainer if he wants the job.

Hatcher would be a no-brainer if he wants the job.

 

 

If you want to win. He does a great job.

The latest Ive heard is James Hurley. I think a lot of the players and the community will be upset if Campbell does not get it. But James Hurley is also from Perry County and Im sure he will do a fine job.

Coach Whitaker would do a good job. He plays up tempo and would bring his son who is a very good player.

 

Not necessarily. He has had athletic teams at Bell County that has allowed him to get up and down, but he is far from being an uptempo coach. He always slowed the tempo down come tournament time also.

Whitaker does a good job coaching a good big man. He likes to establish the post and work it inside out.

Hurley has been out of coaching for two years and is administration now.

Don't look for Hurley to apply.

I don't care who they get to coach!!!!!!!!!

I just don't see them being much of anything for the next two or three years......

Hurley has been out of coaching for two years and is administration now.

Don't look for Hurley to apply.

 

Agreed, I can assure you that he will not be coaching again anytime soon.....

Kyle Lively is a good coach and super guy, who could blame him for trying to get into the best possible spot for him and his family. Coaches will come and go in today's basketball landscape, sort of like Methodist ministers. Give the guy a break. IMO, he will succeed wherever he goes. PCC would be wise to at least give him a look.

What is the lastest word out of Perry County?

They did some interviews (three so far)in the last couple of days, should release a name either today or definitely early next week! Can't mention any names that were being interviewed.

Any fan or administrator that has a problem with a coach bettering themselves is not a kind person. Billy Clyde was coaching high school basketball less than 6 years ago. If PCC wants to hire one of the best young coaches in the state to sustain their program they would be crazy not to talk to Kyle Lively and Lively would be crazy not to talk to them.

Billy Clyde was coaching high school basketball less than 6 years ago.

This is not true...Gillispie went to the college ranks in '95.

I was off about 6 years. My apologies to the world. I hope everyone got the point however. Actually, I think it was 94 when he went to the junior college ranks.

I think PCC is going to hire someone who is going to be there a while and Hatcher is the oldest candidate so I dont see him getting the job.

 

I am hearing that Hatcher was hired at Perry Central.

Hatcher is it he is gone from Graves County...

 

 

 

Hatcher Basketball Era ends in western Kentucky

 

Written by Paul Schaumburg, Community Relations Director, Graves County Schools

 

Graves County boys’ basketball head coach Allan Hatcher is leaving western Kentucky, after a legendary career that culminated with his selection last March to the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches Court of Honor. He is the new boys’ basketball head coach of Perry County Central High School in far southeastern Kentucky.

 

Hatcher says the move puts him closer to his family, including his mother, two of his three adult sons, and his grandchildren. It also provides him a new challenge, at a school that recently consolidated and is similar in size to Graves County High School.

 

“The administration here has always let me coach,” Hatcher said in reflecting on his Graves County tenure. “They’ve been very supportive and have stuck with me through good times and bad and that’s really all a coach can ask for – an opportunity to do his job. I really want to commend Superintendent (Brady) Link, (principal Ward) Bushart, and the school board for providing me this opportunity and support. (Bobby) Miller was superintendent when I got this job and I surely want to thank him, too. I appreciate the great assistant coaches who have worked so hard in our program over the years.

 

“I’ve watched our school grow academically and athletically with the facilities we have,” Hatcher continued. “Our sports are so much more competitive than they used to be. There’s a good thing going on at Graves County and it’s getting better and better. But, when you have a chance to get closer to your mom and a lot of your family, sometimes you have to do that.

 

“The highlights for me are the kids and the great things they’ve done,” he said. “You want them to become better players while they play for you, but the most important thing is for them to become great people. What you really appreciate as a coach is when kids come back to you and tell you the difference you made in their lives.

 

“I like to coach basketball and I like to work with kids and that’s never changed,” Hatcher concluded. “If I had it to do over again, there’s no doubt I’d choose to coach basketball. Some people say if you like your job, you don’t have to work a day in your life. Now, this (new job) is a new challenge, a situation that’s exciting. My goal is to win the state tournament. I will be very involved in the community there. I’ve surely enjoyed my life and career in western Kentucky and now I look forward to this new chapter in my life.”

 

A coach for the past 28 years, his tenure at Graves County spanned 15 years. He led his Graves boys’ teams to 12 district titles, six regional championships, and a final four appearance in the state tournament. His boys’ record at the school is 323-104.

 

From 1994-96, the coach performed double duty, leading both the Eagles and Lady Eagles. His girls’ teams were 46-14, won a regional championship, and reached the state tournament’s final four.

 

In six years at Marshall County in the 1980s, Hatcher’s boys’ teams fashioned a record of 152-36, won four regional championships, and reached the state tournament’s final four.

 

In his native West Virginia, Hatcher capped off a 119-48 record over seven years when his Williamson High School team won the 1983 AA state championship.

 

Additionally, Hatcher coached boys’ high school basketball in Portsmouth, Ohio, for a year. He was an assistant coach at Western Kentucky University and at Morehead State University. He also coached the Kentucky All-Stars, a team that traveled to Europe in the summer of 1988.

 

His overall record now stands at 663-210. In 20 years of coaching Kentucky boys’ basketball, Hatcher’s teams compiled ten regional championships and Sweet 16 appearances.

 

His Graves County teams have played tournaments in Florida, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, Nevada, and Hawaii. Several of his players have gone on to play college basketball at Alabama-Huntsville, Bethel, Brescia, Coastal Carolina, David Lipscomb, Freed-Hardeman, Lambuth, and Mid-Continent.

 

In 2004, Hatcher added the position of Athletic Director to his duties.

 

Hatcher attended Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va., and Murray State University.