Poore Named New Head Basketball Coach At SHS

Huntsville, TN (2011-06-14) After interviewing with the Scott County School System on Monday, Highlander Assistant Coach Chris Poore has been named the new boys basketball coach at Scott High School.

After one season in the shadow of his high school mentor, Chris Poore, who played for former Highlander head coach Bill Duncan at his alma mater Greenville High School, has been named the new boys basketball coach at Scott High. Poore, who played collegiately at both Anderson University and Tusculum College, is best known for his two-year stint with the Washington Generals, the archrival of the Harlem Globetrotters. Although Poore played in many countries, including China, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Argentina, Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic. And of course, he was a regular on the Globetrotters' U.S. Tour.

Despite his “success” with the Generals, Poore always wanted to be a coach. While finishing his college career at Tusculum, Poore assisted Duncan at his alma mater. After Duncan was named the head coach at Scott High last season, he called Poore, and the duo, with the assistance of former Oneida and Wake Forest standout Rodney West, led the Highlanders to an impressive season.

Duncan resigned in May after just one year with the Highlander program.