High School Basketball

Henry Bowles ( follow link to page 6-7 of page 28)

Former Howard High basketball coach; Inducted into Tennessee basketball hall of fame.

A coach of many sports but mostly well known and respected for his basketball accomplishments. Began coaching career at Howard in 1959 as a head baseball coach and assistant/head football coach. In 1961 was appointed head track coach winning a state championship in his first year. In 1969 was appointed head basketball coach and athletic director until his retirement in1998. Coach Bowles is considered a legend in Chattanooga Hamilton County area and all across the state of Tennessee for what he accomplished in 29 years as head basketball coach at Howard High School. Considered among his peers as the Dean Smith of High School basketball, Bowles teams has recorded 616 wins and 260 loses. Also his basketball teams qualified for the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) 16 times and made 13 trips to the State Tournament site, where he finished runner-up twice. His other basketball coaching accomplishments include 26 winning seasons, four 30 game winning seasons, 10 TSSAA regional championships, 13 TSSAA district championships, State tournament trips three consecutive years twice, and won 62 consecutive district games during one period. Most memorable season was the 1993 season where his team finished with an overall record of 36-2 with a number one ranking in the state and at one point being ranked among the top twenty five teams in the nation. Bowles has coached several players that has went on and played in the pro ranks including Gerald Cunningham whom was drafted by the Nets in the 1977 NBA draft, All american basketball and football player Reggie White whom was drafted by the Philidelphia Eagles in the 1984 NFL draft. Reggie would later join the Green Bay Packers and win a Super Bowl and is the NFL all time leader in sacks. Johnny Taylor was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the 1997 NBA draft, Keith Bridges after a short stay in the minor leagues of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA-Fury) and International Basketball Association (IBA-Hawks) has had a succesful ongoing career overseas, and Terdell Sands whom was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2001 NFL draft.

1993 Howard High Team

Name Height Stats Univ. recruited by Awards / Honors

11 *Edrick Smith

6'4"      PG

17.5 ppg.    6.0 rpg

7.0 apg.

4.0 spg.

Michigan, Texas, Alabama,

Univ. of Tennessee at Knoxville, Austin Peay

6AA Player of the Year, First Team All State, First Team All Region, First Team All District, First Team All City, Four year letterman basketball, Four year letterman cross-country

41 *Larry Penn

6'6"    PF/C

17.3 ppg.

10.0 rpg.

9.0 apg.

2.0 spg.

2.0 bpg.

UNLV, Georgetown, Michigan,

South Carolina

First Team All State, First Team All Region, First Team All District, First Team All City, Three year letterman basketball, three year letterman cross-country

20 *Keith Bridges

6'6"     PF/SF

14.8 ppg.

9.0 rpg.

5.0 apg.

3.0 spg.

3.0 bpg.

East Tennessee State, Arkansas at Little Rock, Albany State,

Univ. of Tennessee at Knoxville, Vanderbilt

Honorable mention All State, All Region, All District, Honorable mention All City, Three year letterman basketball, Four year letterman cross-country, Coaches Award, Clutch performer award, Dedication Award

15 *Anthony Smith

6'4"     SG/SF

13.3 ppg.

3.0 rpg.

4.0 apg.

3.0 spg.

Jackson State, Austin Peay, Hiwasse College, Tennessee Wesleyan

Honorable mention All Region, Honorable Mention All District, All City, Three year letterman basketball

44 *Darryl Hodge

6'6"        C

12.3 ppg.

12.0 rpg.

1.0 bpg.

Tennessee Wesleyan, Austin Peay, Jackson State

Honorable mention All State, All Region, Honorable mention All District, All City, Four year letterman basketball

33 Corey Odom

6'3"       SF

10.7 ppg.

3.0 rpg.

3.0 apg.

1.0 spg.

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Honorable mention six man award, Two year letterman basketball

Ppg.= Points per game Rpg. = Rebounds per game Apg. = Assist per game Spg. = Steals per game Bpg. = Blocks per game

1993 Male Coach of the Year: Henry Bowles (Howard High. Chattanooga)

1993 Male Player of the Year: Edrick Smith (Howard High, Chattanooga)

1993 Men Team of the Year: Howard High (Chattanooga, Tennessee) 36-2 record, State Vice Champions, Sub State Champions, Region Champions, District Champions, City Champions