The Mason County High School Athletic Department will honor former boys' basketball coach Kelly Wells prior to the Royals' game vs. Pikeville Saturday night in the Mike Murphy Classic.
Wells guided the Royals to four district championships, three straight 10th Region titles, the 2003 state championship and a state runner-up finish in 2004.
His seven-season record was 172-56. Wells was the head coach of the Kentucky All-Stars in their annual series vs. the Indiana All-Stars.
He left Mason County in 2004 to become an assistant coach at Hawaii Pacific University. After serving as the head coach at Hawaii Pacific for the 2005-06 season, Wells returned to Kentucky as the head coach at Pikeville College (now the University of Pikeville). He guided the Bears to the 2011 NAIA National Championship. After 14 seasons and 313 wins, Wells stepped down as the head coach to become the Athletic Director at UPIKE.
Wells' former Mason County players and members of his coaching staff are urged to attend Saturday night's ceremony. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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