BOYS BASKETBALL: Coleman honored as TABC 5A coach of year
Published 5:13 pm Tuesday, March 20, 2018
In a matter of three days, Port Arthur Memorial’s Kenneth Coleman has been named a coach of the year.
The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches named Coleman its UIL 5A coach of the year on Tuesday. The announcement was made on Hoopinsider.net.
During a reception for Coleman’s 5A state champion Titans on Sunday, local non-profit organization Save Our Children bestowed the same honor on the third-year head coach.
Coleman guided the Titans to a 34-5 record, which includes an active 26-game winning streak. Memorial beat Justin Northwest 75-69 in the March 10 championship game.
Silsbee coach Joe Sigler was hailed as the TABC’s UIL 4A coach of the year after leading the Tigers to a second straight championship. The 3A Don Coleman Outstanding Coach Award went to Duane Joubert of Kountze.
— I.C. Murrell
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I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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