Kentridge High\u2019s Dave Jamison will be recognized for his success as a boys basketball coach when he is inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this summer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jamison has coached the Chargers for the past 15 seasons, taking his team to the Class 4A state tournament six times, including the championship game in 2007 when it to Ferris 68-61 in two overtimes. He has a 291-159 record in his 18-year career, including three years he coached at Kent-Meridian before taking over at Kentridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Jamison is one of eight coaches who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Western Washington induction ceremony is July 23 at Allenmore Events Center in Tacoma. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Jamison found out last fall that he had been nominated for the Hall of Fame, when he was contacted by Hall of Fame representatives asking him questions about his coaching career. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n But it still surprised Jamison when he found out he had been selected for induction. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI know that there are not that many guys that are actively coaching that are getting in,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought it happens when you retire or are getting really old. I thought maybe someday it might happen, but I didn\u2019t really think about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Ryan Hansen, Auburn High School boys basketball coach, nominated Jamison for the honor. Hansen said he met Jamison 13 years ago after being hired by Auburn. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cDave kind of reached out to me and right away made me feel like a peer,\u201d Hansen said. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Jamison has been a great mentor throughout the years, Hansen said. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cHis teams are consistent,\u201d Hansen said. \u201cThey are always near the top of the league\u2026 It is easy to recognize a team that is coached by Jamison. They are disciplined, hard working, selfless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Hansen said he didn\u2019t have second thoughts about nominating a current coach after looking at other coaches in the state who have been inducted during their coaching career. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI just felt like coach Jamison is of that same caliber,\u201d Hansen said. \u201cI thought he was worthy of a nomination. I didn\u2019t know if it would go through. If not now, then certainly later.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Hansen said he was excited when he learned Jamison would be inducted this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cCoach Jamison has a lot respect among his peers,\u201d Hansen said. \u201cI can\u2019t say I was surprised.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Earning that respect is humbling, Jamison said. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a great honor coming from your peers,\u201d Jamison said. \u201cThat is what means the most.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Kentridge principal Mike Albrecht has known Jamison since the late 1980s, when Jamison began his coaching career as junior varsity coach at Kent-Meridian. Albrecht was head coach. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cYou could see he was committed to the job,\u201d Albrecht said. \u201cAll the aspects that you know you have to do to run a successful high school basketball program Dave did from the very start\u2026 He had the passion for the coaching and for the sport. It was easy to see that he was going to be a good head coach and an effective <\/span>head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Albrecht said Jamison deserves the honor.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cHe has this ability to see the big picture of what coaching is all about,\u201d Albrecht said. \u201cHe also has the ability to work with parents and create relationships with kids. Kids want to play for him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Jamison is quick to share his success with his fellow coaches and players. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt has been a team effort here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is more a reflection on the program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n He said his coaching staff has done a great job of preparing younger players so they are able to succeed on the varsity team.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Kentridge High\u2019s Dave Jamison will be recognized for his success as a boys basketball coach when he is inducted into the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":227,"featured_media":23444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-23443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23443"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=23443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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