2008-09

Union County High School

Basketball

Coaching Staff

 Head Coach: Brian L. Jessie (7th Year)

(6th Season as Head Coach & 1 Season Assistant)

Personal Data

Born: August 1, 1970 – Long Beach, CA

Family: Wife- Phyllis, Children- Sarah Louise (17) & Leslie Grace (8)

High School: Claiborne County, 1988

College: East Tenn. State, B.S. Ed., 1997

Assistant Coaches : Ken Howard (3rd Year) & Sonny Evans (2nd Year)

Union County High School

Basketball

During Head Coach Brian L. Jessie’s Era

2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, & 2007-08

- 2007-08 Regular Season District Champions (first time in school history)          

Won 84 games in 5 seasons (only won 52 games the 5 prior seasons)

-         Qualified for the Regional Tournament 3 out of 5 years (only qualified for the regional tournament 6 of the previous 19 seasons)

  -         Won 33 District games in 5 seasons (UCHS only won 26 the 6 years prior)

-     51-18 record at home during 5 seasons.

- 58 victories over the last three seasons is the most in UCHS history for three seasons & second best in all Maynardville basketball history since 1974-1977 seasons.  

-    3 consecutive winning seasons (2005-06, 2006-07, & 2007-08) is first in schools history, and first in Maynardville since the 1981-82, 1982-83, & 1983-84 seasons (24 years).

  -         19-12 record during the 2005-06 season was the best record in school history (UCHS), and third best record since the 1975-76 season at HMHS

- 22-9 record during the 2007-08 season is now the best record in school history (UCHS).

- Two players have been named Valedictorian in the last four years.

- 30 players were named All-Academic during 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, & 2006-07 seasons.

- UCHS has lost 19 seniors to graduation over the last four seasons, and 14 are attending college.

- During the 2007-08 season UCHS played 14 games vs. Regional Qualifiers, 9 games vs. District Champions or Runner-ups, 4 games vs. Regions Champions or Runner-ups, 4 games vs. Sectional (Sub-State) Qualifiers, & 1 game vs. State Quarterfinalist Grace Christian

- 10-Game winning streak during 2007-08 season is a new school record.

- During the 2006-07 season UCHS played 21 games vs. Regional Qualifiers, 17 games vs. District Champions or Runner-ups, 5 games vs. Region Champions, 5 games vs. Sectional (Sub-State) Qualifiers,  & 1 game vs. Class AA State Final 4 team Dyer County. 

- In 2006-07 UCHS was 3-2 in the 5 games vs. Region Champions & 3-2 in the 5 games vs. Sectional (Sub-State) Qualifiers.

- 2006-07 seasons (68-62) victory ended Pigeon Forge's 21-game winning streak. (Pigeon Forge was ranked #2 team in the state.)

-         2005-06 seasons (59-54) Victory over Pigeon Forge was the only loss for Pigeon Forge (15-1) vs. any district or region team that season.

-         14 home wins during 2005-06 season is most known home victories in one season in Union County basketball history. (UCHS or HMMS)

-         Won 8 out of last 11 games vs. rival Gibbs

-         Only team in district that has beaten Pigeon Forge each of the last four seasons. Pigeon Forge has been District 2-AA & Region 1-AA Champion three out of the last five seasons.

- 5-3 Record vs. Pigeon Forge the last four seasons. UCHS has the best record of any school in the district vs. Pigeon Forge over the last four seasons.