Halls, Lenoir City name new basketball coaches

A view during a District 3AAA semifinals game between Campbell County and Clinton at Halls High School in Halls, Tennessee on Friday, February 16, 2018.

Halls has two new head basketball coaches in Clint Sharp and Savannah Harrison, but neither is new to the Red Devils. Both coaches served as assistant coaches in the same programs.

"I'm very happy that both Coach Sharp and Coach Harrison will be the leaders of our basketball programs next year," athletic director Meagan Booth said in a statement. "They both have shown that they know what it means to be a Red Devil, and without question have what it takes to lead these programs."

Halls High head basketball coach Clint Sharp

Sharp has been the boys JV coach for six seasons and an assistant with the varsity program under Randy Moore and Jonathan Smith. The Red Devils were 10-16 this year and fell to Clinton in the first round of the District 3-AAA tournament.

"Having coached these guys the last few years will make for a smooth transition because we will not be starting from scratch," Sharp said in a statement. "We will use that foundation and begin installing some new schemes and bringing in new coaches to build on what we started."

Halls High Lady Devils basketball coach Savannah Harrison

Harrison has been at Halls since 2016, serving as an assistant coach. Before that, she was head coach at West for two years, with a record of 7-40.

"I am extremely thankful and excited for be named the head coach of the Lady Devils basketball program," Harrison said in a statement. "I look forward to building a strong program that makes the Halls community proud."

Lenoir City hires Brent Burns

On Monday, Lenoir City announced the hiring of Brent Burns to lead its boys basketball program.

Newly-hired Lenoir City boys basketball coach Brent Burns

Burns spent the last two years at Sweetwater. Before that he coached at Martin Luther King Jr. in Nashville for two years and served as an assistant at Farragut. He coached Sweetwater to back-to-back district championships and was named coach of the year both seasons. His overall record is 64-38.

"I know it's a great place to play," Burns said. "I know the community supports its basketball program. This felt like a good fit."

This was also a chance for Burns, who lives five minutes from Lenoir City High School, to coach closer to where he lives. He and his wife moved from Nashville to Lenoir City, where his family lives, two years ago when she was pregnant with their first child. Now, they have two children under 2 years old.