Union County High School
1975
Dwane Casey was a three year letterman in basketball at Union County High School under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Coach Ernon Simpson. The Union County “Braves” compiled a 66-14 record in the always competitive 2″‘ region. Asa starting guard, Dwane earned All-District and All-Region honors and was named to the 1975 Courier Journal All-State Team. In 1975, he was selected to play for Kentucky in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Game and participated in the Derby Classic. The University of Kentucky signed Dwane to a basketball scholarship in 1975.
After graduation, he chose a career in coaching which led him to coach basketball at Western Kentucky, University of Kentucky and the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors where he was selected NBA Coach of the Year. Dwane is presently living in Michigan and is an executive in the Detroit Pistons’ organization.