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Coach Sears has been an assistant at Somerset Christian for several years.

Did they make it to the region under Coach Johnson? I know they have a new gym that is super nice, so facilities seem to be strong.

I’ve been around the region a long time, and have a really good memory of players since the 2000s. Leek is probably the most impactful player in uniqueness in that era. The only one that comes to mind is Spencer Perrin of Boyle Co. that went onto to play as Eastern KY. University. Both were supreme athletes for this region. Congratulations to Leek on a great accomplishment.

That’s what I was getting at. I knew they had turmoil, but the schedule was extremely tough as well.

Mercer was 1-9 last season I believe. Is anyone familiar enough with their personnel and schedule to give us an outlook for 2026?

Did Pulaski have a chance to rebuttal and not?

I seen Coach Carman was listed in their retirees that were recognized. He could be stepping down from coaching as well, but I haven't heard that. They may have to post it where he is retiring from teaching.

This is all admin driven IMO. Do they set the standard that their coach is the head of the program, and have a chain of command set up. Good athletic directors can ease a ton of issues too.

5th region has been pure cinema.

Coach Claywell has resigned after 10 seasons at the helm.

They will need to fill their vacant AD job first I would imagine. It has created quite a buzz online.

At Estill they played slower and ran a lot of sets. I watched his East team this year, and didn’t feel that way. They were in 5 out a lot and shot a lot of 3s.

Coach Evans has resigned. He cited another coaching opportunity, but it wasn't mentioned in his statement.

Coach Smith has been on staff for several seasons.

Dunbar was 13-19 last season. Which, was a significant increase from previous season.

He spent one season leading Dunbar, and has coached AAU for many seasons.

Mercer should try to mimic Danville's hire from last season. May be too late in the game, but bring in an energy/culture builder and try to schedule down in the next cycle to have some success. And, keep their kids in county line.

I had heard this too, but not sure this came to fruition.

Interviews this week. Multiple regional assistants in the equation.

This shows the pay at the NAIA level for assistants. Hard to make a living. Even at an elite program, there’s just not much for assistant pool. Nice pickup for the Cougars!

Announced this afternoon. Coach Seamands is a seasoned coach that I know has done stints for LCA on both the girls and boys side. The girls won the Sweet Sixteen in 2007. I’m not sure what his recent stops are.

Do they have enough players to field a reputable team?

I think this can pick up steam with the RPI system. It can easily be used to seed a super regional now.

Ryan Noe is a good piece to build around. He’s one of the better Freshman in the region.

Lawerence Co. lost in the district semis in 2025, and played their way back to the Sweet Sixteen at Rupp. I think the case for the super regional is district equity. Not all districts are created equally, and some good teams may be loaded up with superior teams and never have a shot to make a regional tournament.