The turn of each school year means the potential for athletic departments to bring in new faces to their coaching staffs to help lead programs into the future.
Greenville ISD took a step toward the future with the hiring of new basketball coaches Cindee Wright for the Lady Lions and Anthony Portley for the Lions.
According to Wrightβs LinkedIn page, the coach received her Master of Education in teaching from Ashford University and has held several different coaching positions throughout the years.
A report from the Webster Parish Journal says that Wright previously coached as an assistant in five different collegiate settings ranging from community colleges to universities.
She has also previously served as a head coach for Vermilion Community College, Cavalry Baptist Academy, Southwood High School and Minden High School.
On the flip side, Portley is a familiar face to the Greenville community. The coach is a Greenville High School alum who played for the Lions during his high school career and has had various coaching stints, including one of his latest stops being as an assistant coach at East Texas A&M University.
Portley comes back to his hometown and will look to lead the basketball program, alongside Wright, into the future.