University of Alabama basketball legend Leon Douglas and his brother, John Douglas, like Leon a former NBA player, are among the new coaching hires as Barbour County High School overhauls
Leon, who is 68, will be the head boys basketball coach while John, 67, will oversee the girls basketball team. Wiregrass coaching legend Raymond White, who led the Barbour County boys basketball program for 17 years and compiled more than 800 career victories as a head coach with his last stop being at Carroll High three years ago, will be an assistant for the boys team.
People are also reading… Barbour County Schools Superintendent Dr. Keith Stewart calls it “A new day in Barbour County.”Stewart, who came out of retirement to serve as interim superintendent in Barbour County before taking over the role full-time last November, had a previous connection with the Douglas brothers.
Leon was a two-time SEC Player of the Year as a center at Alabama in the 1970s and went on to play seven seasons in the NBA. He then coached on the college level as a men’s head basketball coach with successful stops at Stillman College, Tuskegee University and Miles University. He last coached on the high school level at Cordova in 2019.
“I’m just so excited about what the future holds for Barbour County schools. We sort of did a complete reconstruction.” “He’s smart, full of energy,” Stewart said. “He’s going to be a key part of the Barbour County Schools system. We’re working to get him assistants hired.
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