Over his last nine seasons at the helm of the Miller Grove basketball program, Sharman White accumulated a 245-42 record as the head coach of the Wolverines while leading the program to seven state titles, including six in a row from 2009-14. Now White, who just wrapped up 31-3 season including a GHSA Class AAAAA State Championship and a strong showing in the DICK’s Sporting Goods High School Nationals by beating Findlay Prep 67-65 and losing to eventual champion Oak Hill Academy 47-46, will get a crack on the bench alongside Georgia State’s Ron Hunter.
In White’s swan song season, he was named the National High School Coaches Association’s (NHSCA) Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year. SUVtv tracked Miller Grove’s postseason run in the documentary “Reclaiming the Crown”, which has not yet been released but has a storybook ending as the Wolverines held off Allatoona 50-48 in this year’s final. In total he has a 372-90 record during his 20 years on the sidelines. In 2014 he was named the USA Today All-USA Coach of the Year.
White told the Champion Newspaper, “It feels great because for me it’s a direct reflection of the great players and coaching staff that help make a recognition like this possible.”
White also has served time on the USA basketball circuit as an assistant coach for the 2015 USA U16 National Team that captured the gold medal at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship. He is also a part of the 2016 USA Basketball Men’s U17 World Championship Team that will compete in the FIBA U17 World Championship.
With the hire, Georgia State instantly becomes that much more attractive to potential recruits. White knows the state’s hotbeds and has unmatched name recognition that will attract players to follow him to the next level.
The Miller Grove job becomes to most covetable position in the state with a built-in tradition of winning and talent set to return. The move shakes up the landscape of high school basketball in Georgia along with the shuffling of the classifications and regions amongst the state. Whether an assistant slides over one chair or Miller Grove tries to find help from the outside, they will have big shoes to fill.