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Bessemer City Basketball Yearly Summary

Bessemer City Purple Tigers

Bessemer City High School

Bessemer, AL 35022
Colors: Purple & White

Season	Games	Class	Area	Championship	Record	Coach
2024-25		6A	7		-	Christopher Battle
2023-24		6A	7		-	Christopher Battle
2022-23		6A	7		-	Christopher Battle
2021-22		6A	8		-	Christopher Battle
2020-21		6A	8		2-13	Ron Hamilton
2019-20		6A	9	Area Champs & Final Four	15-14	Ron Hamilton
2018-19		6A	9	Area Champs & Elite 8	17-11	Jason Richardson
2017-18		6A	9		8-16	Jason Richardson
2016-17		6A	9	Area Champs	19-12	Jason Richardson
2015-16		6A	7	Area Champs & Elite 8	26-8	Jason Richardson
2014-15		6A	7	Area Champs	26-7	Jason Richardson
2013-14		6A	13	Final Four	19-8	Carnell Barner
2012-13		6A	13		11-15	Carnell Barner
2011-12		6A	9		9-21	Carnell Barner
2010-11		6A	9		5-23	Carnell Barner
2009-10		6A	11		11-18	Carnell Barner
2008-09		6A	11		12-12	Jason Richardson
2007-08		5A	7	Area Champs & Elite 8	19-12	Curtis Oden
2006-07		5A	7	Area Champs	26-6	Curtis Oden
2005-06		5A	7		20-11	Curtis Oden
2004-05		5A	7		12-20	Curtis Oden
2003-04		5A	8		4-20	Clarence Blackmon
2002-03		5A	8		-	Clarence Blackmon
2001-02		6A	10		12-13	Connie Morris
2000-01		6A	10		-	Ronald McCall
1999-00		6A	11	Area Champs & Final Four	23-10	Ronald McCall
1998-99		6A	11	Area Champs	10-16	Ronald McCall
1997-98		6A	9		-	Ronald McCall
1996-97		6A	9		-	Clarence Blackmon
1995-96		6A	10		16-9	Clarence Blackmon
1994-95		6A	10		19-6	Clarence Blackmon
1993-94		6A	10		17-10	Clarence Blackmon
1992-93		6A	10		-	Clarence Blackmon
1991-92		6A	10		-	Clarence Blackmon
1990-91		6A	10		14-12	Clarence Blackmon
1989-90		6A	12		11-16	Henry Moton
1988-89		6A	12		12-17	Henry Moton
1987-88		6A	12		9-17	Henry Moton
1986-87		6A	12		8-18	Henry Moton
1985-86		6A	12		18-11	Henry Moton
1984-85		6A	12		-	Henry Moton
1983-84		4A	8		10-15	Henry Moton
1982-83		4A	8		7-16	Henry Moton
1981-82		4A	8		-	Henry Moton
1980-81		4A	8		-	Henry Moton
1979-80		4A	6	Area Champs & Elite 8	19-8	Henry Moton
1978-79		4A	6	Area Champs & Elite 8	20-12	Henry Moton
1977-78		4A	6		23-7	Henry Moton
1976-77		4A	6	Area Champs	21-9	Henry Moton
1975-76		4A	4		-	Henry Moton
1974-75		4A	4		4-20	Henry Moton
1973-74		4A	4		-	Henry Moton
1972-73		4A	4		12-9	Bill Andrews
1971-72		4A	4		6-18	Bill Andrews
1970-71		4A	4		11-8	Bill Andrews
1969-70		4A	4		11-10	Bob McCool
1968-69		4A	4		-	Billy Tinker
1967-68		4A	2		10-14	Billy Tinker
1966-67		4A	3		6-15	Wayne Woodman
1965-66		4A	3		10-13	James Howell
1964-65		4A	3		-	James Howell
1963-64		4A	3		4-18	Horace Peterson

1923-1963 District Format
Season	Games	Class	Area	Championship	Record	Coach
1962-63		AA	5		-	Horace Peterson
1961-62		AA	5		14-11	Horace Peterson
1960-61		AA	5		-	Horace Peterson
1959-60		AA	5		12-12	Horace Peterson
1958-59		AA	5		-	Horace Peterson
1957-58		AA	5		4-19	Horace Peterson
1956-57		AA	5		-	Horace Peterson
1955-56		AA	5		1-21	Horace Peterson
1954-55		AA	5		10-13	Horace Peterson
1953-54		AA	5		-	Horace Peterson
1952-53		AA	5		-	Horace Peterson
1951-52		AA	5		14-10	Horace Peterson
1950-51		AA	5		-	Horace Peterson
1949-50		AA	5		15-10	Horace Peterson
1948-49		AA	5		-
1947-48		AA	5		-
1946-47		A	5		-	Charles Douglas
1945-46		A	5		-	Dave Drake
1944-45		A	5		-
1943-44		A	5		-	Lou Bostick
1942-43		A	5		-
1941-42		A	5		-	Ellis Houston
1940-41		A	5		-
1939-40		A	5		-
1938-39		A	5		-
1937-38		A	5		-	Roy Kennedy
1936-37		A	5		-	Snitz Snider
1935-36		A	5		-	Snitz Snider
1934-35		A	5		-	Snitz Snider
1933-34		A	5	District Champs & Final Four	18-5	Snitz Snider
1932-33		A	5		12-9	Snitz Snider
1931-32		A	5		-	Snitz Snider
1930-31		A	5		-
1929-30		A	5		-
1928-29	No Team
1927-28			0		-	Nig Walker
1926-27					-
1925-26					-
1924-25			0		-	A.E. Ross
1923-24			0		5-7	F.U. Harris
1922-23			0		8-2
1921-22			0		-	Collier
1920-21					-
1919-20		A	0		2-0
1918-19		A	0		5-5	J.W. Campbell

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