Coaching | russellmalone

Coaching Information:

I began my coaching career as a girls AAU coach in the spring of 1992. I have coached girls and boys high school basketball for the past 29 years. Through trials and tribulations, successes and failures, I have built many positive relationships with players and coaches. Those relationships have allowed me to experience tremendous success on the court and lasting memories off the court.

Head Boys Basketball Coach

West Creek High School, Clarksville, TN

2014- 2023

I have been the Head Boys Basketball Coach at West Creek High School in Clarksville, TN for nine years. I am the longest tenured coach at West Creek and compiled the most wins (103) in the school's short history. We have worked hard to establish a culture that is focused on teaching our players to serve one another in order to achieve individual success.

Head Girls Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director

Trigg County High School, Cadiz, KY

2011 - 2014

I served as the Head Girls Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director of Trigg County High School. I had the privilege of assisting both the boys and girls basketball programs upon returning to Kentucky. This past year our girls team finished with 7 wins compared to 1 the year before. I have also assisted the Athletic Director in supervising soccer, volleyball, baseball, and softball games.

Head Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director

Northwest High School, Clarksville, TN

2008-2011

My family returned home to Tennessee in 2008. My staff and I took over a program which finished last in District 10-AAA. In our first year, we defeated state semifinalist Northeast and finished 5th in a 9 team district. A year later we captured the schools' first postseason win since 2004. Players in the program went on to attend Trevecca, Austin Peay, UT Martin, and Tennessee State Universities.

Head Boys Basketball Coach

Warren East High School, Bowling Green, KY

2004-2008

In my first head coaching position, my staff and I inherited a program that only had 5 wins the previous season. Four years later we posted 18 wins and averaged 16 wins in the last two years. We were ranked 15 out 16 in the 4th Region at the beginning of our first season. Before entering the post season in our fourth year we were ranked 4th. Proudly, we graduated seniors who went on to attend various universities from Campbellsville to Morehead State.