Former Vol Spencer Riley earned Tennessee Region 1-6A Coach of the Year honors.
Riley guided Jefferson County High School (Dandridge, Tennessee), to a region championship in 2023. The Patriots went 10-2 (5-0 Region 1-6A) and were eliminated in the second round of the TSSAA Class 6A playoffs.
Jefferson County won nine consecutive games during the 2023 season.
Riley is a 1996 Jefferson County graduate and played for the Vols from 1996-99. He was a four-year letterman at Tennessee and started at guard during his first two seasons before moving to center as a junior.
Riley played under head coach Phillip Fulmer and was a member of the Vols’ 1998 national championship team.
He was named the Patriots’ head coach in 2016 and is 38-47 during his tenure, making four playoff appearances, including three consecutive.