Celebrating Black History Month

In celebrating Black History Month, WIBCA is honored to recognize the black coaches in our state that have contributed so greatly to our rich and proud history of boys basketball over many many years. Please join us in celebrating these fine educators and gentlemen.

Maco Hamilton

Maco Hamilton

  • School(s)-Union
  • Years 6
  • Wins 96
  • State Championships 2010
Bruce Hayes

Bruce Hayes

  • School(s)-Steilacoom
  • Years-35
Sterling Carter

Sterling Carter

School(s)-Yelm

Godfrey Drake

Godfrey Drake

  • School(s)-Kentlake
  • Years 4
  • Wins 38
Eric Overgaard

Eric Overgaard

School(s)-Stadium, Steilacoom

Walter Washington

Walter Washington

School(s)-Nathan Hale

Kendall White

Kendall White

School(s) Auburn-Mountain View Years 1

Chris Weakley

Chris Weakley

School(s)-Lindbergh, Nathan Hale, Providence Prep

Yatta Reed

Yatta Reed

  • School(s)-Federal Way
  • Years 3
  • Wins 50
Chris Spivey

Chris Spivey

School(s)-River Ridge, Timberline,Annie Wright

John Burnley

John Burnley

School(s) Nathan Hale

John Johnson

John Johnson

School(s)-Bellevue

Che Dawson

Che Dawson

School(s)-Chief Sealth

Eddie George

Eddie George

School(s)-Shorecrest

Darrell McNeal

Darrell McNeal

  • School(s)-Lynnwood, Cascade (Everett)
  • Years 9
  • Wins  102
Robert Brown

Robert Brown

School(s)-Edmonds Woodway

Shaun Burl

Shaun Burl

  • School(s)-Seattle Academy
  • Years 7
  • Wins 96
Tavio Hobson

Tavio Hobson

School(s)-Lakeside

Lou Hobson

Lou Hobson

School(s)-O’Dea

Bill Liley

Bill Liley

  • School(s)-Shorecrest, Kings, Newton (IA), Eastside Catholic
  • Years 14
  • Wins 222
Dexter Griffen

Dexter Griffen

  • School(s)-Mariner
  • Years 15
  • 142
Dominic Batten

Dominic Batten

  • School(s)-Stadium, Spanaway Lake
  • Years 8
  • Wins 87
James Olive

James Olive

  • School(s)Tyee,Hazen,Kent-Meridian
  • Years-6
  • Wins-41
John Barbee

John Barbee

  • School(s)-Foster, River Ridge, Kennedy Catholic & Franklin Pierce
  • Years 13
  • Wins 233
Karim Scott

Karim Scott

  • School(s)-Rogers (Spokane)
  • Years-2
  • Wins-10
Tevin Dillon

Tevin Dillon

  • School: Mariner
  • Years 4
  • Wins 37
Wayne Floyd

Wayne Floyd

School(s)-Garfield, Summit, an interim coach at Franklin
Years 16
Wins 319
State Championships: 1998

Brandon Roy

Brandon Roy

School(s)-Nathan Hale/Garfield
Years 3
Wins 82
State Championships: 2017. 2018, 2020

Jerry Petty

Jerry Petty

School(s)-Cleveland
Years 6
Wins 69

Francis Williams

Francis Williams

School(s)-Rainier Beach
Years 7
State Championships: 1988
Wins 117

Connie Richardson

Connie Richardson

School(s)-The Overlake School/Todd Beamer/Graham-Kapowsin
Years 5
Wins 30

Craig Jackson

Craig Jackson

School(s)-Franklin
Years 7
Wins 81

Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson

School(s)-Cleveland
Years 28
Wins 261

Allen Thomas

Allen Thomas

School(s)-Timberline
Years 8
Wins 138

Joseph Rodriguez

Joseph Rodriguez

School(s)-Garfield/Ingraham/Lakes
Years 24
State Championships: 2011
Wins 340

Rick Comer

Rick Comer

School(s)-Renton
Years 27
Wins 450

Ron Drayton

Ron Drayton

School(s)-Franklin, Bush
Years: 9
State Championships: 1994 & 1995
Wins: 180

Al Hairston

Al Hairston

School(s)-Garfield/O’Dea/Kent Meridian
Years 18
Wins 389
State Championships: 1980, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991

Phil Lumpkin

Phil Lumpkin

School(s)-Seattle Prep/O’Dea
Years 21
Wins 442
State Championships: 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, and 2007

Mike Bethea

Mike Bethea

School(s)-Rainier Beach
Years 26
Wins 590
State Championships: 1998, 2002, 2003,2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016

Barry Jones

Barry Jones

  • School(s)-Ingraham, Cleveland
  • Years-6
  • Wins-43
Malcolm Mack

Malcolm Mack

  • School(s)-Hazen, Ingraham
  • Years-5
  • Wins-52
Ed Haskins

Ed Haskins

  • School(s)-Garfield
  • Years 9
  • Wins 213
  • State Championships 2014, 2015
Brent Merritt

Brent Merritt

  • School(s)-Eastside Catholic
  • Years 6
  • Wins-116
Rashaad Powell

Rashaad Powell

  • School(s)-Renton
  • Years 3
  • Wins-60
Jeray Key

Jeray Key

  • School(s)-R.A. Long
  • Years 2018-present, co coach 2015-18
  • Wins 19-25
Jerome Collins

Jerome Collins

  • School(s)- Federal Way
  • Years 34
  • Wins 573
  • State Championships: 2009, 2015 & 2016
Josiah Barsh

Josiah Barsh

  • School(s)-Henry Foss
  • Years-2
  • Wins-28

Other Coaches we want to honor, but we didn’t have photos for.

If you have a photo of these coaches, please share it with us.

  • Bruce Richardson
    School(s)-Chief Sealth, Roosevelt
    State Championships 1989
  • Robert Graham
    School(s)- Renton, Kent-Meridian, Highline, Lindbergh, Foster
    Years-15
    Wins-183
  • Alphoster Garrett
    School(s)-Sammamish, Hazen
  • Ray Jones
    School(s)-Chief Sealth
  • Ron Childress
    School(s)-Lindbergh
  • Mel Williams
    School(s)-Rainier Beach
  • Chuck Williams
    School(s)-Life Christian
  • Dominique Brooks
    School(s)-Nathan Hale
  • William Hopson
    School(s)-Foster
  • Willie Bascus
    School(s)-Bush, Lakeside
  • Owen Chambers
    School(s)
  • DuJuan Piper
    School(s)Evergreen
  • Mike Ladd Sr.
    School(s)-Cleveland
  • Mike Ladd Jr.
    School(s)-Foster
  • Marcus Graham
    School(s)-Kent-Meridian
  • Dennis Johnson
    School(s)-Stadium
  • Miah Davis
    School(s)-Bremerton
  • Arnold Brown
    School(s)-Wapato
  • Jeff Forbes
    School(s)-Decatur
  • Johnny Young
    School(s)-Tyee
  • Tierre Warren
    School(s)-Cheney
  • Winston Bell
    School(s)-Todd Beamer
  • Bill Ellerby
    School(s)-Roosevelt
  • Dan Finkley
    School(s)-Chief Sealth, Garfield, Kent-Meridian