Jay Powell is Gulf Coast Community College's 16th men's basketball coach. He became the head coach after one season as an assistant for Coach Jim Hatfield at GCCC. "I truly appreciate Coach Hatfield giving me the opportunity to come work for him at Gulf Coast. Last year allowed me to lay a foundation with people at Gulf Coast Community College that proved to them I would be a great fit for what the program needed. We are going to be solid with our character, academics, and athletics."

Coach Hatfield and Coach Powell worked together at Murray State University, also. Both worked under Tevester Anderson, now the head coach at Jackson State University in Jackson, MS. During those three years, Powell was the student assistant/head manager, and the Racers won two of three Ohio Valley Conference Championships from 2000 to 2002.

Prior to Gulf Coast, Jay Powell was the head coach at Horn Lake High School in Horn Lake, MS for two seasons. "The years at Horn Lake were wonderful. I was able to lead a program. The players were a blessing to be around, and so was the community. The teams built a lot of excitement about basketball with camps, tournaments, and student body involvement, and I think it has and will continue to carry over for a while in that community."

The two seasons before Powell went to Horn Lake, Coach Powell was an assistant coach under Coach Doug Lyles at the high school he attended, Marshall County High in Benton, KY. "The memories of playing and coaching at MCHS are something else. There are not many places in the world you can have a gym with 6,000 people fired up about a high school basketball game. Being reared in that mindset was good for me because it allowed me to figure out early how important basketball was to people, and how important coaches are to young men."

Jay and his wife Kara live in Panama City. Kara is a 5th grade teacher at a local elementary school.

Phone

850-747-3235

Norris Harvey continues his service to Gulf Coast Community College under head coach Jay Powell. Coach Harvey is originally from Fayetteville, NC and graduated from Fayetteville State University in 1980. Upon completion of his degree, Coach Harvey obtained a Master's Degree in Mathematics Education from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS. Coach Harvey spent 9 years at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee before coming to Gulf Coast Community College where he has spent the last ten years. Coach Harvey assists in all aspects of the men's basketball program. "Coach is the type guy you want your son to be around. He does right, expects young men to do right, and is fun at the same time," says men's head coach Jay Powell, "We are very fortunate to have someone like Norris on our staff and a part of our college."

Phone

850-769-1551, ext: 2812

Thomas Register was hired as an assistant men's basketball coach at Gulf Coast Community College in July. Coach Register spent the previous season as an assistant coach at P.K. Younge High School in Gainesville, FL. Last season, P.K. Younge made it all the way to the Florida state championship game. Prior to moving to Gainesville, Coach spent a season as an assistant coach at Chipley high school. Coach Register was also a very successful player at Chipley High.

"Coach Register is a tremendously valuable part of our staff, and he is a tremendous asset to the program. He is a very hard-working individual that already knows and understands a great deal about basketball. Coach has a very bright future in coaching, and we are glad to have him and his wife Marisa in our family."

Coach Register and his wife Marisa live in Panama City.

Phone

850-873-3568