I received a text message this morning from Ryle basketball coach Keaton Belcher asking if the Doug Hines who coached basketball at Maysville in the late 1980s was the same guy who coached at Union County.
Yes, he was.
It got me to thinking about Coach Hines. Dr. Douglas Hines came to Maysville in the summer of 1988 after Mike Reitz left to become the head coach at Harrison County.
Hines was returning to the high school coaching ranks after serving as head coach at Bethel College and Mississippi College.
The Science Hill, Kentucky native played for Paul McBrayer at Eastern Kentucky.
He coached three seasons at Crab Orchard High School in the mid-1950s before becoming the head coach at Lindsey Wilson College in 1956. In four seasons, Hines guided Lindsey Wilson to a 109-45 record and three Kentucky Junior College Conference Championships.
Hines joined Adolph Rupp's staff at the University of Kentucky where he served as the freshman coach for the 1960-61 season.
Hines returned to the high school coaching ranks and guided Somerset to back-to-back trips to the state tournament in 1962 and 1963. The Briar Jumpers lost to Earlington 65-63 in double overtime in the opening game of the 1962 state tournament.
He was the Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year in 1976 and 1977 while at Mississippi College.
In two seasons at Maysville, Hines compiled a 38-24 record. The 1989-90 Bulldogs had a 23-10 record, won the All "A" 10th Region Championship and advanced to the semifinals of the All "A" Classic.
Hines' final 12 seasons as a coach were at Union County. He guided the Braves to the 1998 state tournament and a 28-4 record. He was named the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches Region 2 Coach of the Year in 1997 and 1998.
The Union County gym is named Dr. Douglas Hines Gymnasium.
His record during 49 seasons as a head coach was 885-493.
He is a member of halls of fame at Lindsey Wilson, Bethel College, Union County and the 12th Region.
Hines died in 2002. He was 73.
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