[J. R. VanHoose]

Guys, I thought I would post these "career facts" for Coach Runyon once the season ended. I think it shows, just how great of a coach he was!!

COACH BILL MIKE RUNYON CAREER FACTS

PLAYER:

All-State 1974
1,500+ career points

COACH:

531 career wins (most all-time in the 15th Region)
14 – 20 win seasons
4 – 30 win seasons
14 – 57th District Titles
8 – 15th Region Titles (most all-time in the 15th Region)
8 – 15th Region All “A” Titles (most all-time in the 15th Region)
4 – Appearances in the KHSAA “Sweet 16” Final Four
3 – Appearances in the All “A” State Final Four
2 – Appearances in the KHSAA “Sweet 16” State Championship Game
1 – KHSAA “Sweet 16” Runner-Up Finish (1998)
1 – KHSAA “Sweet 16” State Championship (1996)
2 – Mr. Basketball’s (1987 – John Pelphrey; 1998 – J. R. VanHoose)
20 – Players named to an All-State Team during his tenure
8 – Players that have signed with a Division I school
7 – Players that have been named to the KHSAA “Sweet 16” All-Tournament Team

Other Facts:

The 1995-96 team was ranked in the final Top 50 in the Nation by USA today
The 1996-97 team was ranked the #19 team in the country in the pre-season by USA Today and the Sporting News

Teams with the most wins against:

Magoffin County (53-15 overall record)
Johnson Central (50-28 overall record)
Sheldon Clark (45-11 overall record)
Pikeville (32-14 overall record)
Allen Central (25-7 overall record)