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Baldwin High School (Georgia)
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Baldwin High School is located at 155 Highway 49 West in Milledgeville, Georgia
, USA. The original building opened in 1988 as a combination of Milledgeville's two former high schools, Boddie High School and the original Baldwin High School. New additions since 2000 include a classroom hallway, a JROTC building, and a Fine Arts Wing, with more additions under construction. Baldwin is the only public high school in Baldwin County, and the largest of the three total high schools. The other two are private schools John Milledge Academy and Georgia Military College
.
, Boddie was the black school and Baldwin was the white school. To integrate the schools in 1971, many years after Brown vs. Board of Education, the main buildings of Baldwin became the high school, containing grades 10
-12
. Boddie became the junior high school, containing grades 8
-9
, with one of the buildings at Boddie called Sallie Davis Middle School, containing the grade 7
.In 1988, Baldwin County built the current Baldwin High School and graduated its first class in June 1989. The old Baldwin High School became Baldwin Middle School, and Boddie became Boddie Middle School. Around the year 2000, Baldwin Middle and Boddie Middle were closed, and were merged into Oak Hill Middle School, a short distance from Baldwin High. A new condo development called the Bellamy is at the old Baldwin Middle site, and an apartment complex known as Baldwin Park is being constructed where the stadium used to be.
BHS has a football team, a basketball team, a track team, a cross country team, a softball team, a soccer team, a swim team, and others. Its marching band is the Band of the Braves, also called the Baldwin High School Marching Pride. Lyn Chandler served as principal of Baldwin from the new school's opening in 1988 until he retired in December 2009. Dr. Jessica Swain is the new principal after serving as interim principal from January 6, 2010, through March 22, 2010.
(East Carolina (80-83) and NFL (84-97)), Nick Harper
(Fort Valley State and NFL (01-present)), Leroy Hill
(Clemson and NFL (05-present)), and Darius Marshall
(Marshall University - Present)).
. The team has not made it this far since, but has enjoyed overall better seasons than 2005 each year. In 2006 their record was 10-2, and they made it to the second round of the playoffs.
, ending the season with a 9-3 record. For the 2010 season, the school has been moved into AAA Region 2 from Region 3, giving the school several new teams to play in the upcoming season. In March 2010, head football coach and athletic director Jesse Hicks resigned, intending to relocate to Dougherty County High School in Albany, Georgia
. On April 28, 2010, it was announced that Twiggs County High School's football coach, Dexter Copeland, would succeed Hicks.
, the 2009 AAA State Champions, as well as losing to the Burke County Bears
in the second round of the playoffs in tight game with a final score of 21-20, despite the Braves having defeated the Bears in the first game of the season.
In 2003, the NJROTC competition team finished first in the state and went to the nationals in Florida, where they finished seventeenth in the nation.
Lt. CDR Steven Domoslay is commander (SNSI).
Former Braves basketball stars include Donald Hartry, Georgia (82-86); Michael S. Reaves, Iowa (84-88); Audra Smith, Virginia (88-92); and Tasha Butts, Valerie Freeman, Lisa Webb College: Tennessee.
in the 4x100 relay. In 2008, the Bravettes Volleyball team won a region championship in region 3-AAA.
Santa Claus Parade, the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Atlanta Christmas Parade, the Hollywood Christmas Parade
, the Chicago
St. Patrick's Day Parade, and the Rose Bowl Parade. The band always marches in the Milledgeville Christmas Parade and the Mayoral Motorcade Parade at Central State Hospital. The director is Clint Raburn and the assistant directors are Courtney Pilgrim and Christie Woods. The band is the most populous organization in the school, with more members than any sports team, cheerleading team, or other group. The band is supported by a Band Booster group that is headed by and made up of band members' parents. The band attends two or three competitions every year, always including the Heart of Georgia in Warner Robins, Georgia
.
shows. The band again placed fourth at the Heart of Georgia. 2007 is regarded as the best year in the band's history so far, though. The field show was called Funkadelic and contained pieces like Shaft, Give Up the Funk, Jungle Boogie, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, and Superstition. The band received first place in music and overall first runner up (second place) at the Heart of Georgia, which remains the highest the band has ever placed at any competition. The next year, the band hoped to continue its success with Dancing Generation, a medley of dance tunes from the twentieth century, featuring Sing, Sing, Sing, Sway, The Tennessee Waltz, Hand Jive, Thriller, and others. The band placed third at Heart of Georgia, but placed second at the Bowdon Invitational Tournament of Bands in Bowdon, Georgia
.
In 2009, the show was not a custom show like past shows had been. Gangsta' Jazz, made up of original music written in the style of 1930s jazz, turned out to be another huge success, with another third place ranking at the Heart of Georgia. In 2010, a new idea is being tried out, in that the school will have two bands: a football band and a competition band. The football band, which is open to anyone, will perform at all home and away football games. The competition band, which is restricted to those who pass auditions, will perform at the three competitions the band attends, including the Heart of Georgia. The competition show is entitled Dream, and was formulated by Raburn and Percussion Instructor Marcus Hawkins and, like Caliente!, draws inspiration from DCI shows.
The largest addition of Phase I, on which construction was completed in March, is the Fine Arts wing, which includes a large band room, large chorus room, art rooms, 986-seat theatre/auditorium with an orchestra pit that can be raised and lowered electronically, music theory and music ensemble rooms, theatre classroom, and dressing rooms. Soil testing was performed in late September 2008, and groundbreaking for the Fine Arts wing occurred in December 2008. Construction on Phase I is complete, and the band moved into its new home in March 2010. An alumni concert was scheduled for 2010 but indefinitely postponed. It will feature many older alumni of the band, like notable saxophonist Otis Murphy
, in addition to more recent graduates.
In the 2011-12 school year, Baldwin County High School became the test school for a new program called "The Digital Renaissance" that supplied all the students with MacBooks. This program will be expanded to include the whole county if it succeeds.
Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon, located just before Eatonton on the way to Athens along U.S. Highway 441, and it is located on the Oconee River. The relatively rapid current of the Oconee here made this an...
, USA. The original building opened in 1988 as a combination of Milledgeville's two former high schools, Boddie High School and the original Baldwin High School. New additions since 2000 include a classroom hallway, a JROTC building, and a Fine Arts Wing, with more additions under construction. Baldwin is the only public high school in Baldwin County, and the largest of the three total high schools. The other two are private schools John Milledge Academy and Georgia Military College
Georgia Military College
Georgia Military College is a United States Military Junior College, high school, and middle school in Milledgeville, Georgia. GMC is one of five military junior colleges that participates in the Army's Early Commissioning Program. Cadets who graduate from GMC's two-year, military science-oriented...
.
Early days
During the days of segregationRacial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...
, Boddie was the black school and Baldwin was the white school. To integrate the schools in 1971, many years after Brown vs. Board of Education, the main buildings of Baldwin became the high school, containing grades 10
Tenth grade
In majority of the world,Tenth grade is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten. The variants of "10th grade" in various nations is described below.-Australia:...
-12
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
. Boddie became the junior high school, containing grades 8
Eighth grade
Eighth grade is a year of education in the United States, Canada, Australia and other nations. Students are usually 13 - 14 years old. The eighth grade is typically the final grade before high school, and the ninth grade of public and private education, following kindergarten and subsequent grades...
-9
Ninth grade
Ninth grade is the ninth post-kindergarten year of school education in some school systems. The students are 13 to 15 years of age, depending on when their birthday occurs. Depending on the school district, ninth grade is usually the first year of high school....
, with one of the buildings at Boddie called Sallie Davis Middle School, containing the grade 7
Seventh grade
Seventh grade is a year of education in the United States and many other nations. The seventh grade is the seventh school year after kindergarten. Students are usually 12–13 years old. Traditionally, seventh grade was the next-to-last year of elementary school...
.In 1988, Baldwin County built the current Baldwin High School and graduated its first class in June 1989. The old Baldwin High School became Baldwin Middle School, and Boddie became Boddie Middle School. Around the year 2000, Baldwin Middle and Boddie Middle were closed, and were merged into Oak Hill Middle School, a short distance from Baldwin High. A new condo development called the Bellamy is at the old Baldwin Middle site, and an apartment complex known as Baldwin Park is being constructed where the stadium used to be.
The "new" school
Though Baldwin High is outdated compared to Baldwin County's middle school and four elementary schools, new areas have been added, such as a new 900 hallway and a new JROTC building. A Performing Arts Center which includes a new auditorium, band room, and chorus room have opened, and a new administrative suite is now in use. A new football stadium was completed in time for the 2006 season. For all of the 2005 football season, the stadium had only one side of stands constructed. The stadium, called Braves Field after the football team, replaced the field at the old Baldwin High School.BHS has a football team, a basketball team, a track team, a cross country team, a softball team, a soccer team, a swim team, and others. Its marching band is the Band of the Braves, also called the Baldwin High School Marching Pride. Lyn Chandler served as principal of Baldwin from the new school's opening in 1988 until he retired in December 2009. Dr. Jessica Swain is the new principal after serving as interim principal from January 6, 2010, through March 22, 2010.
Football team
The sports teams at Baldwin High School are known as the Braves, with the football team being the most widely followed. Under Jesse Hicks as coach, the team went to the first round of the playoffs. The Braves have reached the playoffs almost every year since then. The Braves also hold a preseason scrimmage game against Wilkinson County High School. Every year since 2005 or earlier, the Braves have defeated Wilkinson County. The Braves won the Region Championship in 1963, 1983, 1986, 2008 and 2009. Former Braves football stars include Earnest BynerEarnest Byner
Earnest Alexander Byner is a former American football running back in the National Football League and is currently a running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars...
(East Carolina (80-83) and NFL (84-97)), Nick Harper
Nick Harper (American football)
Nicholas Necosi Harper is a currently a free agent American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as an street free agent in 2000. He played college football at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia.Harper has played for the...
(Fort Valley State and NFL (01-present)), Leroy Hill
Leroy Hill
Leroy Hill, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. He played high school football in Milledgeville, GA for the Baldwin High School Braves...
(Clemson and NFL (05-present)), and Darius Marshall
Darius Marshall
Darius Marshall was an American football running back for the Marshall Thundering Herd.-Early life:...
(Marshall University - Present)).
2002-2006
Jesse Hicks arrived at the school as head coach in 2002, and led the team to the first round of the playoffs. Although they did not make it to the playoffs in 2003, the Braves did make it to the second round in 2004 despite five regular-season losses. In 2005 the Braves made it farther than ever before, playing in the AAAA semifinals at the Georgia DomeGeorgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
. The team has not made it this far since, but has enjoyed overall better seasons than 2005 each year. In 2006 their record was 10-2, and they made it to the second round of the playoffs.
2007-2009
In 2007, the Braves had an unexpected loss to Fayette County in the first round of the playoffs, ending the season with an 8-2 record. In 2008, Baldwin High School was moved from class AAAA down to class AAA, which was beneficial for the Braves. In 2008, the Braves became region champions and had the school's first undefeated regular season. Losing to Flowery Branch in the third round of the playoffs, Baldwin completed the season with a 12-1 record. In 2009, Baldwin became region champions again despite two losses early in the regular season. Making it to the second round of the playoffs, the Braves lost to defending AAA state champion Cairo High SchoolCairo High School
Cairo High School is a public high school in Cairo, Georgia. The motto for the school is "With Pride, We Give Our Best". The school has the widely known Syrupmaker Band, "The Pride of Dixie". The award winning marching band is under the direction of National High School Band Director's Hall of...
, ending the season with a 9-3 record. For the 2010 season, the school has been moved into AAA Region 2 from Region 3, giving the school several new teams to play in the upcoming season. In March 2010, head football coach and athletic director Jesse Hicks resigned, intending to relocate to Dougherty County High School in Albany, Georgia
Albany, Georgia
Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...
. On April 28, 2010, it was announced that Twiggs County High School's football coach, Dexter Copeland, would succeed Hicks.
2010
The 2010 season marked the inaugural season for new head coach Dexter Copeland. The season was just as successful as other recent seasons had been. The Braves' final record was 10-2, losing the last regular-season game to the Peach County TrojansPeach County High School
Peach County High School is a public high school located in Fort Valley, Georgia, USA. The school is part of the Peach County School District which serves Peach County, Georgia.-Athetics:...
, the 2009 AAA State Champions, as well as losing to the Burke County Bears
Burke County High School
Burke County High School is a public high school located in Waynesboro, Georgia, USA. The school is part of the Burke County School District which serves Burke County, Georgia.-External links:**...
in the second round of the playoffs in tight game with a final score of 21-20, despite the Braves having defeated the Bears in the first game of the season.
Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Baldwin High School has a NJROTC unit that was established in 2000. It has a drill team, an academic team, a rifle team, and an orienteering team. The drill team is composed of two divisions: the Warrior Guard (males) and the Lady Bees (females). Baldwin High School Warrior Guards and Lady Bees have competed in many drill meets.In 2003, the NJROTC competition team finished first in the state and went to the nationals in Florida, where they finished seventeenth in the nation.
Lt. CDR Steven Domoslay is commander (SNSI).
Basketball teams
The boys won the AAAA State Championship in 1981. The girls won the AAAA State Championship in 1986, 1987, 1988.Former Braves basketball stars include Donald Hartry, Georgia (82-86); Michael S. Reaves, Iowa (84-88); Audra Smith, Virginia (88-92); and Tasha Butts, Valerie Freeman, Lisa Webb College: Tennessee.
Other sports
Former Braves Track and Field stars include Celena Mondie (also 86 class president), Illinois (86-90), who won a gold medal at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
in the 4x100 relay. In 2008, the Bravettes Volleyball team won a region championship in region 3-AAA.
Band of the Braves
The Baldwin High School Marching Pride, also called the Band of the Braves, is the school's award-winning marching band. The band has participated in the TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
Santa Claus Parade, the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Atlanta Christmas Parade, the Hollywood Christmas Parade
Hollywood Christmas Parade
The Hollywood Christmas Parade, formerly the Hollywood Santa Parade or Santa Claus Lane Parade, is an annual parade that takes place on the weekend after Thanksgiving in the Hollywood community in Los Angeles, California, United States...
, the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
St. Patrick's Day Parade, and the Rose Bowl Parade. The band always marches in the Milledgeville Christmas Parade and the Mayoral Motorcade Parade at Central State Hospital. The director is Clint Raburn and the assistant directors are Courtney Pilgrim and Christie Woods. The band is the most populous organization in the school, with more members than any sports team, cheerleading team, or other group. The band is supported by a Band Booster group that is headed by and made up of band members' parents. The band attends two or three competitions every year, always including the Heart of Georgia in Warner Robins, Georgia
Warner Robins, Georgia
Warner Robins is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located primarily in Houston County with a small portion in Peach County. The city has its own metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 48,804...
.
2000-2005
Raburn first came to the school in 2000, when the band performed a halftime show called Cuban Fire, written by Raburn's predecessor Eldon Lundin. A part of this first show, "Johnny's Mambo," was later used in stands whenever Baldwin would play Jones County, where Lundin had become the band director. Raburn's early years saw the band play shows like Les Miserables, TV Land, and the Broadway-inspired show The Lion King. The 2004 show, Reflections of Earth, was not as successful as past shows. In 2005, the show was Spies Like Us, and used music from Mission Impossible, 007, and Austin Powers. The band achieved fourth place at the Heart of Georgia with this show, which was a higher place than it had achieved in previous years.2006-present
In 2006, the field show was entitled Caliente!, and was based on music from assorted DCIDrum Corps International
Drum Corps International , formed in 1972, is the non-profit governing body operating the North American drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps, whose members are between the ages of 14 and 21. It is the counterpart of Drum Corps Associates which governs senior or all-age drum corps...
shows. The band again placed fourth at the Heart of Georgia. 2007 is regarded as the best year in the band's history so far, though. The field show was called Funkadelic and contained pieces like Shaft, Give Up the Funk, Jungle Boogie, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, and Superstition. The band received first place in music and overall first runner up (second place) at the Heart of Georgia, which remains the highest the band has ever placed at any competition. The next year, the band hoped to continue its success with Dancing Generation, a medley of dance tunes from the twentieth century, featuring Sing, Sing, Sing, Sway, The Tennessee Waltz, Hand Jive, Thriller, and others. The band placed third at Heart of Georgia, but placed second at the Bowdon Invitational Tournament of Bands in Bowdon, Georgia
Bowdon, Georgia
Bowdon is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,959. Bowdon is known as "The Friendly City."It is also the city of license for radio station WBZY.- Geography :...
.
In 2009, the show was not a custom show like past shows had been. Gangsta' Jazz, made up of original music written in the style of 1930s jazz, turned out to be another huge success, with another third place ranking at the Heart of Georgia. In 2010, a new idea is being tried out, in that the school will have two bands: a football band and a competition band. The football band, which is open to anyone, will perform at all home and away football games. The competition band, which is restricted to those who pass auditions, will perform at the three competitions the band attends, including the Heart of Georgia. The competition show is entitled Dream, and was formulated by Raburn and Percussion Instructor Marcus Hawkins and, like Caliente!, draws inspiration from DCI shows.
Cheerleading
The school has a varsity football cheerleading team, a competition cheerleading team, a junior varsity basketball cheerleading team, and a varsity basketball cheerleading squad. The squad dances to upbeat music and often takes popular songs and turns them into cheers. They have been known to rival with cheerleading teams from Wilkinson County High School, Mary Persons High School, Westside High School, and Greenbriar High School.Ongoing Renovation
On September 18, 2007, voters in Baldwin County approved an action that will continue the SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax). The SPLOST, a penny tax, has already funded several operations within the Board of Education, and will cover the extensive upgrade of Baldwin High School. Phase I of the renovations included the construction of the Fine Arts center and the administrative office suite, in addition to three new classrooms and a new hallway to bypass the main offices. Phase II, on which construction has begun, will include a cafeteria and renovation of the interior of the existing school. It also includes the demolition of the Vocational Building, which concluded in July 2010, and the construction of a new Career Tech Building nearby. The completion date for all phases of construction is 2014.The largest addition of Phase I, on which construction was completed in March, is the Fine Arts wing, which includes a large band room, large chorus room, art rooms, 986-seat theatre/auditorium with an orchestra pit that can be raised and lowered electronically, music theory and music ensemble rooms, theatre classroom, and dressing rooms. Soil testing was performed in late September 2008, and groundbreaking for the Fine Arts wing occurred in December 2008. Construction on Phase I is complete, and the band moved into its new home in March 2010. An alumni concert was scheduled for 2010 but indefinitely postponed. It will feature many older alumni of the band, like notable saxophonist Otis Murphy
Otis Murphy
Otis Murphy is a classical saxophonist and saxophone professor at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. He joined in 2001 and became one of the youngest members of its faculty in the school's history. Murphy has primarily studied with esteemed saxophonists: Kenneth Fischer, Eugene...
, in addition to more recent graduates.
In the 2011-12 school year, Baldwin County High School became the test school for a new program called "The Digital Renaissance" that supplied all the students with MacBooks. This program will be expanded to include the whole county if it succeeds.
Notable alumni
- Audra SmithAudra SmithAudra Smith, born January 23, 1970, is the head women's basketball coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham . She has coached UAB for four seasons, and has turned the Blazers into a Conference USA power. During the 2006 season, UAB went 19-13, including a 12-4 Conference USA mark, as UAB...
, college basketball coach - Otis MurphyOtis MurphyOtis Murphy is a classical saxophonist and saxophone professor at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. He joined in 2001 and became one of the youngest members of its faculty in the school's history. Murphy has primarily studied with esteemed saxophonists: Kenneth Fischer, Eugene...
, professional saxophonist - Nick HarperNick Harper (American football)Nicholas Necosi Harper is a currently a free agent American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as an street free agent in 2000. He played college football at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia.Harper has played for the...
, former professional football player with the Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
and Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... - Earnest BynerEarnest BynerEarnest Alexander Byner is a former American football running back in the National Football League and is currently a running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars...
, former professional football player for the Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
, and Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
, and coach with the Ravens and the Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... - Leroy HillLeroy HillLeroy Hill, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. He played high school football in Milledgeville, GA for the Baldwin High School Braves...
, professional football player with the Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... - Darius MarshallDarius MarshallDarius Marshall was an American football running back for the Marshall Thundering Herd.-Early life:...
, college football player at Marshall UniversityMarshall UniversityMarshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.... - Tasha ButtsTasha ButtsTasha Butts is an American retired women's basketball player and currently an assistant coach. Drafted by the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA, she was traded to the Houston Comets, but decided not to return to the league in 2005...
, former basketball player at University of TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, Assistant coach for the women's UCLA BruinsUCLA BruinsThe UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I... - Fish Scales (aka Melvin Adams), member of the Nappy Roots