[Alpha_Male]

Figured this might be fun, Name a coach and 10-15 players that you think would be on an all-time all-mountain team.

[bball_fan]

Not sure about the coach... so many good ones to pick from... but players....

King Kelly Coleman (Wayland)
Grady Wallace (Betsy Layne)
Dan Hall (Betsy Layne)
Richie Farmer (Clay County)
John Phelfry (Paintsville)
JR Van Hoose (Paintsville)
Keith May (Virgie)... cant remember if this was his name or not!
Elisha Justice (Shelby Valley)
Ervin Stepp (Phelphs)

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head... I'm sure with schools like Perry Central, Knott Central and even some of the schools up north, people will be able to add names to this with ease. Also, who was the star player at Carr Creek back when they beat Wayland in the state championship while Kelly Coleman was playing?

[Alpha_Male]

Not sure about the coach... so many good ones to pick from... but players....

King Kelly Coleman (Wayland)
Grady Wallace (Betsy Layne)
Dan Hall (Betsy Layne)
Richie Farmer (Clay County)
John Phelfry (Paintsville)
JR Van Hoose (Paintsville)
Keith May (Virgie)... cant remember if this was his name or not!
Elisha Justice (Shelby Valley)
Ervin Stepp (Phelphs)

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head... I'm sure with schools like Perry Central, Knott Central and even some of the schools up north, people will be able to add names to this with ease. Also, who was the star player at Carr Creek back when they beat Wayland in the state championship while Kelly Coleman was playing?

Todd May from Virgie....haha


Star player from Carr Crekk was Jim Calhoun, he played College ball at Cinncinati with Oscar Robertson. Hope that helped ya.

[ekff]

Not sure about the coach... so many good ones to pick from... but players....

King Kelly Coleman (Wayland)
Grady Wallace (Betsy Layne)
Dan Hall (Betsy Layne)
Richie Farmer (Clay County)
John Phelfry (Paintsville)
JR Van Hoose (Paintsville)
Keith May (Virgie)... cant remember if this was his name or not!
Elisha Justice (Shelby Valley)
Ervin Stepp (Phelphs)

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head... I'm sure with schools like Perry Central, Knott Central and even some of the schools up north, people will be able to add names to this with ease. Also, who was the star player at Carr Creek back when they beat Wayland in the state championship while Kelly Coleman was playing?

Or Hazard.. I'd say with those 33 regional championships Hazard could find at-least 1 player..

[OrangenowBlue]

Not sure about the coach... so many good ones to pick from... but players....

King Kelly Coleman (Wayland)
Grady Wallace (Betsy Layne)
Dan Hall (Betsy Layne)
Richie Farmer (Clay County)
John Phelfry (Paintsville)
JR Van Hoose (Paintsville)
Keith May (Virgie)... cant remember if this was his name or not!
Elisha Justice (Shelby Valley)
Ervin Stepp (Phelphs)

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head... I'm sure with schools like Perry Central, Knott Central and even some of the schools up north, people will be able to add names to this with ease. Also, who was the star player at Carr Creek back when they beat Wayland in the state championship while Kelly Coleman was playing?

Carr Creek didn't beat Wayland in the state championship, they beat them in the semifinals. The person who hit that shot was Freddie Maggard, not Jim Calhoun. Calhoun was one of the stars on that team.

[WALL2WALL]

I forgot his name but the guy who played at Harlan has gotta be up there.

[OrangenowBlue]

Or Hazard.. I'd say with those 33 regional championships Hazard could find at-least 1 player..

Johnny Cox - led Hazard to state title; All -American at UK; Led them to a national championship.

Jim Rose - Hazard - led them to three sweet sixteens; Led Western Kentucky University to the Final Four

Kelly Coleman - Wayland - high school legend in Kentucky

Wah Wah Jones - Harlan - went on to lead UK to a national championship

Todd May - led Virgie to the state semifinals; had a brief stay at UK

Richie Farmer - Led Clay County to a state title; legend at UK

Elisha Justice - Led Shelby Valley to a state title; playing at Louisville

Jim Calhoun - Led Carr Creek to a state title; played at Cincinnati

John Pelphrey - Led Paintsville to Final Four; Legend at UK

JR Van Hoose - Led Paintsville to state title; star at Marshall

Honorable mention:

Larry Stamper - Lee County - went on to play for UK
Glenn Combs - Carr Creek - played at Virginia Tech and in the old ABA
Jody Thompson - Feds Creek - played at UK and Pikeville
Mickey Gibson - Hazard - played at UK
Grady Wallace - Betsy Layne
Dan Hall - Betsy Layne
Ervin Stepp - Mr. Basketball at Phelps
Jim Stepp - Sheldon Clark
Charles Thomas - Harlan

There is also several others to choose from.

Coach: Bobby Keith

[ekff]

King Kelly Coleman (Wayland)
Richie Farmer (Clay County)
Johnny Cox (Hazard) - NBA
Ervin Stepp (Phelps)
Sam Smith (Hazard) - ABA
Shannon Hoskins (M.C. Napier & Clay County)
J.R. VanHoose (Paintsville)
John Phelfry (Paintsville)
Wallace Jones (Harlan) - NBA
Jim Rose (Hazard) - ABA
Ben Bowling (Perry Central)
Michael Jones (Harlan) - Got to have someone who would pass

Coach: I guess Bobby Keith (Clay County) 14 regional titles, no one in the mountains can beat that.

Sorry Carr Creek I know they had some of the best teams in the mountains but I think they were mostly just GREAT teams..

[ekff]

I forgot his name but the guy who played at Harlan has gotta be up there.

Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones...

[OrangenowBlue]

Other players to mention are:

Dickie Alexander - Hazard

Glenn Napier - MC Napier

Herbie Stamper - Knott Central(one of Morehead State's all time leading scorers)

Lewis Morris - Cumberland

[KentuckyFan35]

King Kelly Coleman (Wayland)
Richie Farmer (Clay County)
Johnny Cox (Hazard) - NBA
Ervin Stepp (Phelps)
Sam Smith (Hazard) - ABA
Shannon Hoskins (M.C. Napier & Clay County)
J.R. VanHoose (Paintsville)
John Phelfry (Paintsville)
Wallace Jones (Harlan) - NBA
Jim Rose (Hazard) - ABA
Ben Bowling (Perry Central)
Michael Jones (Harlan) - Got to have someone who would pass

Coach: I guess Bobby Keith (Clay County) 14 regional titles, no one in the mountains can beat that.

Sorry Carr Creek I know they had some of the best teams in the mountains but I think they were mostly just GREAT teams..

Good list, but I would put Denny Fugate or Herbie Stamper ahead of Shannon Hoskins.

[nannook]

King Kelly Coleman (Wayland)
Richie Farmer (Clay County)
Johnny Cox (Hazard) - NBA
Ervin Stepp (Phelps)
Sam Smith (Hazard) - ABA
Shannon Hoskins (M.C. Napier & Clay County)
J.R. VanHoose (Paintsville)
John Phelfry (Paintsville)
Wallace Jones (Harlan) - NBA
Jim Rose (Hazard) - ABA
Ben Bowling (Perry Central)
Michael Jones (Harlan) - Got to have someone who would pass

Coach: I guess Bobby Keith (Clay County) 14 regional titles, no one in the mountains can beat that.

Sorry Carr Creek I know they had some of the best teams in the mountains but I think they were mostly just GREAT teams..

Good list, but has to have these two added...

Glen Combs from Carr Creek has to be on there. Va Tech in college. Was drafted in the NBA by San Diego in 1968. Played in the old ABA for several years.

Frank Selvy, from Corbin, played college at Furman. First pick of 1958 NBA draft. Played 10 years in NBA.

[bball_fan]

Grady Wallace from Betsy Layne was a high school and college All American... be kind of hard not to say he was one of the 10 best to come from the mountains.

[bball_fan]

Good list, but has to have these two added...

Glen Combs from Carr Creek has to be on there. Va Tech in college. Was drafted in the NBA by San Diego in 1968. Played in the old ABA for several years.

Frank Selvy, from Corbin, played college at Furman. First pick of 1958 NBA draft. Played 10 years in NBA.

First pick of '58 draft was Elgin Baylor

[buckets]

Charles Thomas from Harlan has to be on the team. Kentucky Mr. Basketball. Played in a Final Four. Is somewhere 4th maybe 5th all time points scored in Kentucky.:Thumbs:

[nannook]

First pick of '58 draft was Elgin Baylor

You are correct. It was 1954 draft Selvy was first pick.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones...

I think he was referring to Charles Thomas, the african american whol played for Harlan that was a mr basketball i believe.
Beast.

[The Iceboxx]

Justice
Farmer
Pelphrey
Vanhose

[rojas]

One player that no one remembers is Bobby Slusher who graduated from Lone Jack in 1957. Slusher scored at will in high school. He once scored 83 points in a game. Slusher played 1 year for Adolf Rupp at UK and did great until being dismissed from the team for stealing. People that saw Slusher play in high school and collage tell me Slusher easily had NBA talent if he had had his head in the right place.

[superfreak]

I'm sorry folks but Justice does not belong on these list. He might make the 25 to 50 list, but no way top 25 player all time. He's way down the list IMO.

[ekff]

I'm sorry folks but Justice does not belong on these list. He might make the 25 to 50 list, but no way top 25 player all time. He's way down the list IMO.

:Thumbs:

:thanks: I didn't wanna be the one who said it, because you know how everyone is over him...

[The Word]

Good list, but I would put Denny Fugate or Herbie Stamper ahead of Shannon Hoskins.

Herbie Stamper is probably the best pure shooter to come out of the 14th region in the last 40 years.

[PaintsvilleTigerfan]

I'm sorry folks but Justice does not belong on these list. He might make the 25 to 50 list, but no way top 25 player all time. He's way down the list IMO.

Definately didnt wanna be that guy lol. But you are correct.

[HDE]

King Kelly Coleman (Wayland)
Richie Farmer (Clay County)
Johnny Cox (Hazard) - NBA
Ervin Stepp (Phelps)
Sam Smith (Hazard) - ABA
Shannon Hoskins (M.C. Napier & Clay County)
J.R. VanHoose (Paintsville)
John Phelfry (Paintsville)
Wallace Jones (Harlan) - NBA
Jim Rose (Hazard) - ABA
Ben Bowling (Perry Central)
Michael Jones (Harlan) - Got to have someone who would pass

Coach: I guess Bobby Keith (Clay County) 14 regional titles, no one in the mountains can beat that.



Sorry Carr Creek I know they had some of the best teams in the mountains but I think they were mostly just GREAT teams..

Phil Cox was a Mr. Basketball and four-year starter at Vandy. He was a Mr. Basketball one year after Stepp.
Nick Sanford was a starter on the 1986 Kentucky All-Star team and was a four-time All American at LMU.
Ask Bobby Keith if these two guys belong on a top 15 list in the mountains.

[HDE]

Jones
Farmer
Coleman
Phil Cox
Selvey
Thomas
Johnny Cox
Pelphrey
VanHoose
Sanford

[fairweatherfan]

I would add Bob Talent Maytown, or one of his brothers not sure which one was best.

[rojas]

Jones
Farmer
Coleman
Phil Cox
Selvey
Thomas
Johnny Cox
Pelphrey
VanHoose
Sanford

I am a little surprised there is no mention of Jerry Bird. He was a star at UK and played briefly for the Lakers and Knicks in the NBA.

[Hoot Gibson]

I would add Bob Talent Maytown, or one of his brothers not sure which one was best.

Either Bob or Pat. Bob averaged 28+ ppg after transferring from UK to George Washington his senior year. Pat averaged 20+ ppg at George Washington during his three years there and is in the school's Hall of Fame.

Howard Wallen is another often forgotten guard who is among the best ever to play in the mountains. He was a three-year starter at Morehead who broke the school's career assists record (pre-freshman eligibility) and still ranks number 3 on the all-time career assists list.

Charlie Osborne, who played at Flat Gap, ranks second second on the KHSAA all-time scoring record behind King Kelly Colemen. Osborne was a three year starter for Western Kentucky and played briefly in the NBA.

Another Johnson Countian who deserves mention is Donnis Butcher, who played for Meade Memorial. Butcher played five seasons in the NBA.

I agree with others who commented on Elisha Justice. He was a great high school point guard but there have been many other better Mountain guards over the years.

[Bob Seger]

A couple of others.

Alvin Ratliff...Meade Memorial/UK/Delta State/Atlanta Hawks

Phillip Howard...Meade Memorial/Austin Peay

Steve Smith...McDowell/Wake Forrest

Joe Stepp...Warfield/Ohio State/Morehead

Richard Conley...Oil Springs/ UK

Orville Stepp...Inez/?

Carrol Burchett...Flat Gap/UK

David Couch...Johnson Central/Army

[Bob Seger]

A couple of others.

Alvin Ratliff...Meade Memorial/UK/Delta State/Atlanta Hawks

Phillip Howard...Meade Memorial/Austin Peay

Steve Smith...McDowell/Wake Forrest
Joe Stepp...Warfield/Ohio State/Morehead

Richard Conley...Oil Springs/ UK

Orville Stepp...Inez/?

Carrol Burchett...Flat Gap/UK

David Couch...Johnson Central/Army

After I think about it, I beleive it was NC State rather than Wake Forest.