Western Hills High School 1982 Connie Goins was a prolific offensive force for the Wolverines scoring 2,928 points during her career. She was honored with the coveted Miss Kentucky Basketball award in 1982 after leading her team to consecutive regional titles in 1980 (Franklin County) and … [Read more...] about Connie Goins
Henry Clay High School Lexington Catholic 1984-1999 Coach Bob Tripure is the only girls’ coach in KHSAA history to win state titles at two different schools, Lexington Henry Clay in 1990 and Lexington Catholic in 1999. Along the way his teams won 8 consecutive regional titles at Henry … [Read more...] about Bob Tripure
Paintsville High School 1983-2008 2013-2016 The Paintsville Tigers had a coach for 28 years who truly had “the Tiger by the tail”, leading them to over 700 wins including 14 district titles, 8 regional titles, 4 Final Four state tournament appearances, and a Sweet 16 championship in 1996. … [Read more...] about Bill Mike Runyon
Hazard High School 1926-1946 Coach Patrick Payne coached both boys’ and girls’ teams to state championships, girls in 1930 and boys in 1932. He is the only Kentucky high school coach to achieve this feat. His teams won 10 regional titles and 86% of the games played (373-91). However, what … [Read more...] about Patrick Payne
Caverna High School 1967 Clarence Glover was a sleeping giant who rose out of the Western Kentucky farmlands to dominate the 5th region in the 1966 and 1967 seasons. At 6’8”, Clarence was a mobile athletic force on the court. He led the Caverna Colonels to consecutive 5th region title … [Read more...] about Clarence Glover
Mason County High School 1970 Ronnie Lyons was one of Kentucky’s most exciting players during his career at Mason County scoring over 2600 points and averaging 34 points per game as a senior. He was named All-State in 1969 and 1970 and a high school All-American in 1970. Ronnie became … [Read more...] about Ronnie Lyons
Shawnee High School 1976 Rudy would lead Shawnee High School to the Sweet 16 in 1976 and be named to the All-State and All-State Tournament Teams that same year. He furthered his career at LSU where he became a star performer for Coach Dale Brown. Rudy was named to the LSU Athletic Hall of … [Read more...] about Durand “Rudy” Macklin
Dunbar High School 1966 Joe was an All-State guard who helped lead Lexington Dunbar to consecutive state tournament appearances in 1965 and 1966. In 1966, his coach, Louis Stout, proclaimed Joe to be “the best guard in the state”. He would go on to a star studded career at North Texas … [Read more...] about James “Joe” Hamilton
