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Benjamin Russell Basketball Yearly Summary

Benjamin Russell Wildcats

Benjamin Russell High School

Alexander City, AL 35010
Colors: Maroon & White

Season	Games	Class	Area	Championship	Record	Coach
2024-25		6A	5		-	Jeremy Freeman
2023-24		6A	5	Area Champs	15-4	Jeremy Freeman
2022-23		6A	5	Area Champs	-	Jeremy Freeman
2021-22		6A	5	Area Champs	15-7	Jeremy Freeman
2020-21		6A	5		7-6	Jeremy Freeman
2019-20		6A	6		3-16	Jeremy Freeman
2018-19		6A	6		5-19	Lewis Daniel
2017-18		6A	6		12-12	Lewis Daniel
2016-17		6A	6	Area Champs	11-15	Jeff Hines
2015-16		6A	5		8-18	Jeff Hines
2014-15		6A	5		17-12	Jeff Hines
2013-14		5A	5		15-8	Jeff Hines
2012-13		5A	5		12-16	Jeff Hines
2011-12		6A	8		18-10	Jeff Hines
2010-11		6A	8		9-12	Jeff Hines
2009-10		6A	8		-	Willie Hicks
2008-09		6A	8		-	Willie Hicks
2007-08		5A	5	Area Champs & Elite 8	-	Willie Hicks
2006-07		5A	5		-	Willie Hicks
2005-06		5A	4		-	Willie Hicks
2004-05		5A	4		20-7	Willie Hicks
2003-04		5A	5	Area Champs	18-10	Willie Hicks
2002-03		5A	5		14-11	Willie Hicks
2001-02		5A	6		-	Willie Hicks
2000-01		5A	6		-	Henry Hicks
1999-00		6A	10		-	Henry Hicks
1998-99		6A	10		-	Henry Hicks
1997-98		6A	7	Area Champs	13-9	Paul Carney
1996-97		6A	7	Area Champs	22-7	Paul Carney
1995-96		6A	8		11-13	Paul Carney
1994-95		6A	8		-	Paul Carney
1993-94		6A	8	Area Champs	15-9	Paul Carney
1992-93		6A	8		-	Paul Carney
1991-92		6A	8		-	Paul Carney
1990-91		6A	8		18-11	Paul Carney
1989-90		6A	9		21-8	Paul Carney
1988-89		6A	9	Area Champs	18-7	Paul Carney
1987-88		6A	9	Area Champs	18-11	Paul Carney
1986-87		6A	9		-	Paul Carney
1985-86		6A	9		-	Paul Carney
1984-85		6A	9		-	Paul Carney
1983-84		4A	5		7-18	Paul Carney
1982-83		4A	5		5-12	Paul Carney
1981-82		4A	4	Area Champs & Elite 8	20-7	Paul Carney
1980-81		4A	4		8-13	Paul Carney
1979-80		4A	4		5-18	Paul Carney
1978-79		4A	4		-	Paul Carney
1977-78		4A	4		18-10	Paul Carney
1976-77		4A	4		15-11	Jimmy Childers
1975-76		4A	3		11-15	Jimmy Childers
1974-75		4A	3		24-8	Jimmy Childers
1973-74		4A	3		-	Jimmy Childers
1972-73		4A	3		3-20	Jimmy Childers
1971-72		4A	3		-	Jimmy Childers
1970-71		4A	3		2-19	Jimmy Childers
1969-70		4A	3		7-15	Jimmy Childers
1968-69		4A	3		-	Mitchell Caldwell
1967-68		4A	3		5-19	Danny Hyatt
1966-67		4A	6	Area Champs & Elite 8	15-10	Danny Hyatt
1965-66		4A	6	Area Champs & Final Four	22-8	Tolivar Woodard
1964-65		4A	6		22-6	Tolivar Woodard
1963-64		4A	6		17-8	Tolivar Woodard

1923-1963 District Format
Season	Games	Class	Area	Championship	Record	Coach
1962-63		AA	4		7-15	Tolivar Woodard
1961-62		AA	4		20-5	Toliver Woodard
1960-61		AA	4		18-8	Tolivar Woodard
1959-60		AA	4		20-10	Tolivar Woodard
1958-59		AA	4		11-10	Tolivar Woodard
1957-58		AA	4		6-14	Tolivar Woodard
1956-57		AA	4		-	Murray Hammond
1955-56		AA	4		-	Murray Hammond
1954-55		AA	4		-	Murray Hammond
1953-54		AA	4	District Champs	20-6	Murray Hammond
1952-53		AA	4	District Champs & Elite 8	28-7	Murray Hammond
1951-52		AA	4		-	Murray Hammond
1950-51		AA	4		-	Murray Hammond
1949-50		AA	4		-	Skip Yeargan
1948-49		AA	4		11-11	Skip Yeargan
1947-48		AA	4		-
1946-47		A	4		-
1945-46		A	4		-
1944-45		A	4		-
1943-44		A	4		-
1942-43		A	4		-
1941-42		A	4		-
1940-41		A	4		-
1939-40		A	4		-	Hamp Lyon
1938-39		A	4		-
1937-38		A	4		-
1936-37		A	4		-
1935-36		A	4		-
1934-35		A	4		-
1933-34		A	4		-
1932-33		A	4		-
1931-32		A	4		-
1930-31		A	4		-
1929-30		A	4		-
1928-29		A	4		-
1927-28		A	4		-
1926-27		A	4		-	Jack Gregory
1925-26		A	4		-
1924-25		A	4		-
1923-24		A	4		-
1922-23		A	4		-

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