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Heath Howington, Head Coach
Heath is a graduate F.J. Reitz High School in 2002. After high school, he went on to obtain a degree in both Business Education and Marketing at the University of Southern Indiana.
In 2004, He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Evansville Harrison High School. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Evansville North, Eastern Greene, and Bloomington South. During his three years at Bloomington South (2008-2011), they captured two 4A state titles and compiled an overall record of 75-3. This stretch included a 49-game win streak which is 2nd most in Indiana high school basketball history. During that time he was also able to work under J.R. Holmes, the all-time winningest coach in the state.
His experiences as an assistant coach granted him the opportunity to become the Head Coach at North Posey High School in 2012. After leading the Vikings for eight seasons (2012-2020), he then became the Head Coach at Evansville Memorial High School (2020-2025). After leading the Tigers for five seasons, he is now here in Montgomery to lead our boys basketball program.
I am currently a Business Teacher at Barr-Reeve. His wife, Megan, is the Assistant Principal in the High School. They have three sons: Trey, Ty, and Turner.
Dean Scott, Varsity Assistant
Coach Dean Scott is a 1986 graduate of South Knox HS where he was a sports standout in basketball and baseball. He received All-Conference honors in both basketball and baseball in 1986. He received his B.S. Degrees in Math and Physical Education from Oakland City University in 1990 where he played both baseball and basketball. He received his Masters Degree in Education from Indiana State in 1992.Coach Scott was a math and physical education teacher, varsity baseball coach and JV basketball coach at North Central HS from 1990-95. He returned to South Knox as a teacher and boys varsity basketball coach in 1995. He served as the South Knox varsity basketball coach from 1995 to 2001 where he coached very competitive Spartan teams. He was a mathematics teacher in the South Knox school system for 16 years.
Mr. Scott is now in his 14th year both as a JH math teacher and is in his 22nd year as a varsity basketball assistant. Scott has been a part of many successes during his time at Barr-Reeve. Those include Class A state championships in 2015 and 2021, four other State Finals appearances (2007, 2010, 2014 and 2019) and a 25-3 record in 2023-24. This past season, Coach Scott was selected as the IBCA Assistant Coach of the Year for the entire state of Indiana.
Coach Scott and his wife Gina have two adult children, Samantha Raye and William Dean Scott and a grandson, Landon. The Scotts reside in rural Monroe City, IN.
Coach Thompson on Dean: "Having a veteran coach around the program, who himself was once a head coach is a tremendous asset. He thinks about things at a different level. The fact that he has been around this program for twenty-one years now and has built the relationships with our players and coaching staff that he has. Coach Scott's ability to instill discipline in our players all the while continuing to foster meaningful relationships with our players is first-rate. I appreciate his approach to the way he goes about his business. He is extremely organized in his scouting reports and readiness for practice. He is always going above and beyond for our kids and that means a lot to all of us."
Equally important, Thompson said that every player who has put on the Barr-Reeve uniform over the past 21 seasons has the utmost respect for Scott. “Dean epitomizes servant leadership plus modeling integrity and hard work to our players,” Thompson said. “While Dean is a tremendous coach, he is an even better teacher and human being. Dean is also there to support our students in a variety of ways.
Kraig Knepp, JV Coach
In his first year as the Viking head coach of the JV Vikings his squad went 20-2; won the Barr-Reeve Tourney and won the Blue Chip Conference championship.
He was a very important part of the 24-5, 2002 Viking basketball Class A State Runner-up team. He was a Barr-Reeve three sport athlete receiving four varsity letters in baseball, three in tennis, and two in basketball. Knepp received all-conference honors in tennis for two years and in his senior year of baseball.
Coach Knepp has been assisting the Barr-Reeve JH basketball program and the high school program now for 19 years. He has also served as Barr-Reeve assistant baseball coach alongside his father-in-law, Joe Rademacher, for twelve seasons. He is currently heading into his 1st season as the JV coach, but was previously the C-Team coach for 6 years.
He is a thirteen year plus employee of Daviess-Martin RTC of Montgomery. He and his wife Abby reside in Montgomery and are the parents of a four-year-old son, Kason.
Coach Thompson on Kraig: "Kraig does a fantastic job of balancing the focus on his team, but also assisting with our varsity team in practice and games. He does a great job of working with our players and developing their skills and understanding of the game. He provides the right kind of competitive balance at that level because while winning is important to him, it is not the most important thing. He wants our guys who play at that level to improve and have a chance to compete as varsity players in our program down the line. As far as his contributions to the overall program, I have appreciated the energy that he has put into his team, scouting and offering suggestions on how to do things differently when the time arises."
Robert Sullivan, C-Team Coach
Coach Sullivan is a 2020 graduate of Shoals High School and is currently attending Vincennes University pursuing a degree in Education. As a player, Robert was apart of the Shoals team with the most sectional wins, as well as the second winningest class in the basketball program.
Coach Sullivan teaches middle school science classes here at Barr-Reeve.
Robert began assisting the Shoals Basketball Program following his graduation in 2020, coaching the 7th and 8th grade teams and serving as a Varsity Assistant for 2 years under Coach Abel. He is heading into his 3rd season as the C-Team Coach here at Barr Reeve.
As a member of the BR coaching staff, he is the head coach of the C-Team; runs our fall league and Storm the Court tournaments; and is in charge of opponent scout film breakdown.
When he is not coaching on the sidelines, he is often on the road as a travelling concert pianist.
Coach Thompson on Robert: "Robert has a tremendous rapport with our players already in the short term that he has been with the program. Robert worked extremely hard as a player and was a tough and gritty player who played for Coach Able, who happens to be one of the coaches in the area that I have profound respect for. Robert has already had an impact with our younger kids coming in to work camps and helping our older players develop skills over the summer. He is also going to be an important part of our program in helping us direct and supervise our fall leagues and feeder tournaments."
Nathan Sterling, Athletic Trainer
Nathan is in his fifth year as an Athletic Trainer through Daviess Community Hospital and in his third year at Barr-Reeve HS. He is from Vincennes and went to Rivet HS. He then went to the University of Evansville for a B.S. in Exercise Science and lastly went to the University of Indianapolis for a M.S. in Athletic Training.
Coach Thompson on Nate "Nate's knowledge of injury and injury prevention are paramount to us being successful on the court. He is always staying on top of injuries and making sure he is communicating with the players, parents, and coaching staff. He goes above and beyond in every level of serving our kids as our athletic trainer. His rapport with the kids is what is most important to me. They always know that Scott is going to have their best interest in mind."
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