Shelbyville Hires Two New Basketball Head Coaches

July 20, 2021

Shelbyville Central High School announced the hiring of new head coaches for the Eaglette and Golden Eagle basketball programs.

Kyle Turnham will be taking over as the head coach for the Eaglette basketball program.

He has over 33 years of experience coaching both boys’ and girls’ basketball at the high school and collegiate levels and most recently completed his sixth season as head coach for the girls’ program at Central Magnet in Murfreesboro. Also, he has served over the past few years as an analyst for MTSU basketball radio broadcast.

Kody Howard, a Dyer County native, will be joining the Shelbyville Central staff as the head boys’ coach after one season as an assistant coach at Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas. Prior to that Howard spent six seasons a high school coach.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.