Taylorsville High School has a new boys head basketball coach.
Brandon Jennings, who spent the last six years with the same title at Stringer High School, has been board approved to become the new Taylorsville boys head coach.
“I’m excited about the talent at [surrounding] Taylorsville’s program,” said Jennings. “I’m also excited to coach basketball there and see what we can do. They play in a tough district, but I’m excited about the opportunity.”
Taylorsville finished the 2018-19 season 10-13 overall, and 3-5 in Region 5-2A. The region includes the 2018-2019 Class 2A champ Bay Springs, as well as Heidelberg, Enterprise, and Clarkdale.
During his time at Stringer, Jennings led the boys’ program to third winning seasons. This past season, Stringer fell just a game shy of making the trip to Jackson and the Class 1A quarterfinals. West Lowndes, who later advanced to the 1A title game, defeated the Red Devils 71-48.
Stringer finished above .500 under Jennings in the 2013-2014, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 seasons.
“We had some really good groups of kids [come through at Stringer],” said Jennings. “We had great fan support too. The kids brought in to what I was teaching them. We had a few 20 win seasons and a tough district to play in.
“I had a great six years at Stringer. This last group I had, I started with them in the seventh grade. I watched them develop all the way through, and they were a great group of kids.”
Jenning said his decision to accept the job at Taylorsville had everything to do with family.
“More time with my family,” said Jennings. “I won’t have anything other than junior high and high school boys basketball over there. My two boys are growing up fast, and I’ve missed out on a lot of stuff. I just wanted more time with my family.”
