DeKalb County native Darvin Gill has been named the head basketball coach of the girls program at Rhea County High School located near Dayton Tennessee at Evansville.
The longtime local radio and TV sports broadcaster and assistant girls basketball coach at DeKalb, Cannon, and White County told WJLE this week that he is thrilled to have this opportunity. “I am super excited. The new school building (at Rhea County) has only been built for three years. It has tremendous facilities. I have a young team and the middle school team, my main feeder program to the high school is the state sectional champs in the TMSAA. I’m excited to be part of a really strong Rhea County athletic administration and program,” said Coach Gill.
In addition to his basketball coaching duties, Gill will be an educational assistant at the school and may serve in other coaching positions. “It looks like I will be an assistant coach in a few of the other female sports, probably volleyball and softball. I’ll be asked to help and I’m glad to do so. That’s part of my work ethic. I want to be able to help where I can,” Gill continued.
From 2007 to 2015, Gill was an assistant to head girls basketball coach Michael Dodgen at Cannon County High School before the two of them left for White County High School in the same roles this past season. Prior to joining the Cannon County program, Gill served as an assistant to former DCHS girls head basketball coach Victor Harrison in 2004-05.
Gill is a 1994 graduate of DCHS and he furthered his education at MTSU earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies with concentrations in coaching and recreation administration.
Over the years Gill has been a play by play announcer and color commentator for high school sports on WJLE. He has also been part of the DTC TV Sports team covering area high school football games on Friday nights. And he has worked for his brother Darrell at DeKalb Tire and Service. But Gill’s first love is coaching and he has high expectations for his program. “This is really what I believe I was put here to do. That’s why I’m so excited. To be able to put my own stamp on a program. Rhea County is a community like what I’m used to. It’s a small tight knit community. They enjoy their athletics. They have a tremendous football program which is the standard bearer for all athletics there. I hope I can make the girls basketball program something as prideful for the community as the football program is,” said Coach Gill.
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