Cumberland boys basketball history

John Henson

Bill Scott and Eddie Creech led Cumberland to its only 13th Region Tournament title in 2003. Creech, now the football coach at Harlan County HIgh School, was a standout guard on the 2003 team. Scott coached the Redskins for nine seasons and is now a teacher at HCHS.

June 20, 2020

2008 Jerry Edwards 20-9
2007 Jerry Edwards 21-11
2006 Jerry Edwards 9-14
2005 Bill Scott 2-22
2004 Bill Scott 9-17
2003 Bill Scott 16-14
2002 Bill Scott 7-18
2001 Roger Morris 7-19
2000 Roger Morris 9-17
1999 Roger Morris 8-18
1998 Rick Parsons 8-14
1997 Rick Parsons 5-20
1996 John Bond 5-18
1995 Bill Scott 7-18
1994 Bill Scott 13-11
1993 Bill Scott 22-10
1992 Bill Scott 9-15
1991 Bill Scott 20-11
1990 Ralph Roberts 12-13

Ralph Roberts, one of the state’s winningest coaches, led Cumberland to 264 victories and seven 52nd District titles in 14 seasons.

1989 Ralph Roberts 18-10
1988 Ralph Roberts 18-9
1987 Ralph Roberts 15-12
1986 Ralph Roberts 13-12
1985 Ralph Roberts 26-5
1984 Ralph Roberts 28-5
1983 Bill Berta 20-6
1982 Len Slusher 21-9
1981 Ralph Roberts 16-9
1980 Ralph Roberts 15-10
1979 Murris Wilder 11-17
1978 Murris Wilder 15-13
1977 Murris Wilder 19-7
1976 Murris Wilder 15-11
1975 Murris Wilder 11-16
1974 Ralph Roberts 16-11
1973 Ralph Roberts 22-5
1972 Ralph Roberts 21-9
1971 Ralph Roberts 22-6
1970 Ralph Roberts 22-7
1969 Bill Sellars 2-22
1968 Needham Saylor 3-18
1967 Fred Parsons 20-4
1966 Fred Parsons 17-13
1965 Fred Parsons 4-25
1964 Fred Parsons 18-12
1963 Fred Parsons 21-5
1962 Fred Parsons 18-7
1961 Fred Parsons 5-20
1960 Fred Parsons 18-12
1959 Fred Parsons 6-20
1958 Fred Parsons 13-12
1957 Earl Bradford 15-12
1956 Earl Bradford 16-15
1955 Roy King 22-8
1954 Roy King 24-3
1953 Roy King 14-16
1952 Harold Shrout 1-23
1951 Harold Shrout 9-19
1950 Harold Shrout 10-7
1949 Harold Shrout 18-12
1948 Harold Shrout 11-19
1947 J.C. Cartmill 4-21
1946 J.C. Cartmill 5-24
1945 J.C. Cartmill 9-19
1944 J.C. Cartmill 19-12
1943 Raymond Herndon 2-25
1942 Raymond Herndon 11-19
1941 Raymond Herndon 11-18
1940 Raymond Herndon 9-18
1939 Raymond Herndon 9-21
1938 Elmer Maggard 11-17
1937 Elmer Maggard 13-13
1936 Elmer Maggard 13-13
1935 Elmer Maggard 12-12

(Won district championships in 2003, 1993, 1989, 1985, 1984, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970 and 1955; second in 2008, 2007, 2004, 1991, 1988, 1982, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1975, 1968, 1963, 1962, 1960, 1957, 1950, 1939)