Graduated from Vanderbilt University, Bachelor of Science in Human & Organizational Development
4-year starter for Vanderbilt Commodore Men’s Basketball Team
All-SEC Freshman, USA Olympic Festival Team, First Team ALL-SEC, Honorable Mention ALL-AMERICA honors, ALL-SEC Academic Team.
Recognized as Outstanding Young Man of America in 1998.
3-time All-State Basketball Player while at Goodpasture High School
Acted as a volunteer Assistant Basketball Coach at Goodpasture High School
Head Coach of the HVAC Champion CPA Middle School Basketball Team, 2005-2006
In 2005, served as a college basketball television analyst for Comcast Sports, Fox Sports South and Affiliates of WB, UPN, and Fox throughout the Southeast.
Served as co-host of his own radio show, “Basketball Saturday” on 104.5FM,”The Zone,” leading sports talk radio station in Nashville, Tennessee.
TSSAA State Runner-up Division II, Goodpasture Assistant Coach 1999
TSSAA State Final 8 A, Goodpasture Assistant Coach 2000
8th Grade HVAC Champions, CPA 2005 (17-4)
AAU Sub-State Champion 15U, Tennessee Tigers 2006
AAU State Champion 15U, Tennessee Tigers 2006
AAU National 5th Place 15U, Tennessee Tigers 2006 (50-10)
AAU National 6th Place 16U, Tennessee Tigers 2007 (49-12)
AAU Super Showcase Silver Division 17U National Champions, Tennessee Tigers 2007
District 9AA Runner-up Regular Season and Tournament, CPA Head Coach 2007
Region 5AA Semi-Finalist, CPA Head Coach 2007 (27-8)
Junior Varsity Record 12-4, CPA Head Coach 2007
80.3% Winning Percentage over career
Coached 4 Players that received college scholarships
Wife, Tara and daughters Emma, Ava, and Sara James
Mike Ellson – Girls Head Coach
Played division I football at San Diego State University
NFL tryouts with Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers
All-State football and basketball 1988
San Diego HS Slam Dunk Champion 1988
15years coaching experience at high school and college level (276-178)
Head college coach
3 years division I coaching experience
Head coaching includes district championships, region championships, Sweet 16 appearances, sectional championships, final four appearances and 1 state championship game
California (C.I.F.) coach of the year 1996
2 coach of the year honors
Wife, Gwen, Sons, Jeremiah and Elijah, and daughters, Emily Rui, Maggie T
Stephen Owens – Assistant Coach
In his 3rd year of coaching here at CPA
Graduated from First Assembly Christian School in 1991
A two-year starter in basketball
Has coached boys basketball, girls basketball, girls volleyball and assisted with football and girls softball
Basketball coaching achievements as an assistant coach: Mississippi Private School Association 1-AA North District Champions (1999-2000), 1AA North State runner up (1999-2000)
College degrees from University of Memphis (‘99) and MTSU (‘04)
Wife – Lisa, Children – Zachary and Joshua
Least known fact about Coach Owens – In PAST years could perform a standing back flip and voted Most Spirited as a yell leader in high school.
Daniel Moore – Assistant Coach
In his 3rd year of coaching here at CPA
Graduated from CPA in 1993
Played five years of varsity basketball, was on CPA’s very first team.
Still holds record for most rebounds in a career (584) and ranks 2nd for most points (1,505)
Ranks in the top 10 in nine of the thirteen career statistical categories at CPA
All-District and All-Metro in 1993
College degrees from Taylor University (‘97) and Colorado Christian University (‘99)
Wife – Kara
Least known fact about Coach Moore – Sported a full afro in high school and did dunk one time in his life, during an intramural game in college. (As the hair decreased, the vertical leap increased, although that formula isn’t still working.)
