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Why would they fire him with the season less than two weeks away?

Because the KHSAA was fixing to drop the hammer.

Win at all cost. That is what he did and his motto. “Catch me if you can”.  Well just like any criminal or rule breaker. Mays got caught. If you can’t do the time. Don’t do the crime.  As far as mays being a good coach. He isn’t. He is a recruiter. You pick up half your team from the Tri state and play teams who have majority or almost all home grown kids. That’s like going back to grade school and picking all the good players on your team at recess and beating the other team. He hasn’t developed anyone. Not one kid. Recruiter not coach. I agree with most. He doesn’t belong in high school basketball for that very reason.  Khsaa will hand down other punishments and I hope it doesn’t effect any of the kids. Especially for what a greedy egotistical high school basketball coach and administration did.

This is the most ridiculous commentary imaginable. You say “As far as Mays being a good coach, he isn’t.” You add, “he hasn’t developed anyone”. That he’s a “criminal.” 
unbelievable!! 
You are 100% wrong! His first team at Ashland didn’t have a single transfer. The season was a up and down until late January when he was able to get Cole Villers back from a knee injury. After he returned the team started on a roll. Jason had to change his philosophy some because he was used to coaching college kids and it’s different in high school. Once he figured that out and made some changes in strategy the team won Ashland’s first regional championship in 17 years! And they didn’t stop there. They defeated Owensboro at the State Tournament and made it to the Quarterfinals where they lost to eventual champs Trinity. This was accomplished with the team he inherited. No transfers. The second year he coached he had one transfer and the rest were Ashland boys. That team went undefeated at 33-0 and defeated the likes of Trinity, Warren Central, Madison Central, GRC, Mason County, etc along the way. Unfortunately they didn’t get to play at Rupp because of the Pandemic. The Tomcats won another 16th Region title. They will go down as the first teams since Brewers High in the 1940s to finish a season undefeated. His third year coaching there were two transfers. One was a doctor’s son from West Virginia that was hired at the hospital. The other was an 8th grade transfer from Greenup. The rest of the team was Ashland kids. The team won another regional championship and won their first two games at the state tournament against Knox Central and Boyle County, finally losing to Highlands in the semifinals. And last year there was one transfer who played very sparingly. They won their fourth straight region but got a tough draw at Rupp and lost to Covington Catholic in the first round, a team that they had defeated earlier in the season. 
So Coach Mays’ record at Ashland in his four years is 99-28 with 3 district titles and 4 region titles. Some of his players that have gone on to play college basketball are Robinson, Villers, Sellars, Porter, the kid at Transy who I can’t recall the name but I think it is Hudson. 
And you say he’s not a good coach, he’s a good recruiter. SMH. Totally outlandish statements. He has had 4…., let me repeat this….4 transfers in the 4 years he’s been at Ashland. GRC had 7 transfers last year alone and most of them started in their state championship season. And I’m not saying they were not totally legitimate. Just saying. Kids transfer all over the state every year. And if you think there’s not conversations going on between parents and staffs pre and post you are badly mistaken. Yeah, Jason made a mistake, but when compared to other schools 4 transfers in 4 years is mild.
You obviously must have family that didn’t make the team or wasn’t good enough to play. Your hatred for this coach for your own selfish and personal reasons is an obsession. But I’m not going to to sit ideally and not respond to absolutely ludicrous comments like you’ve made about Mays’ coaching abilities. He is one of the top coaches in the state. He is great at developing players and improving their games. He didn’t coach to 4 regional championships without knowing how to coach. He didn’t coach Ashland to 3 wins at Rupp  without knowing what he was doing. He didn’t coach a team to 33-0 by not understanding the game.
Yeah, you’ve made it clear you don’t personally like him, and that’s fine if you feel that way. But you only make  yourself look ridiculous and childish with accusations and opinions that this man can’t coach. He just didn’t roll out the basketballs and it magically happened.