About the Club:

  • Fields teams to participate in tournaments in the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter.
  • Instills the work ethic that you “earn what you get.”
  • Maintains academic, attitude, and behavior standards for all club members.
  • Works on individual skills and develops an attitude of teamwork
  • Has had notable success helping to prepare players to play college basketball and to excel in all walks of life.

Club Administration:

Sherry Ferguson, Club President

Julie Gilliland, Administrator

Joe Carrington, Director of Operations:

  • 9 years Varsity Girls Head Coach, Carolina Day School (8 Straight NCISAA State Championships-2011-2018)
  • 6 years Varsity Girls Head Coach, Rosman High School
  • 6 years JV Girls Coach, Rosman High School
  • 2 years JV Girls Coach, East Henderson High School
  • 2 years Varsity Girls Assistant Coach, East Henderson High School
  • 2 years Varsity Girls Head Coach, Mountain Heritage High School
  • 20+ years Club Basketball experience

Past and Current Coaches and Guest Instructors:

Stephanie Cabral: Coach, Lady Royals, Former Royals Player

Scott Barnes: Coach, Lady Royals

Robby Parker:  Girls Head Coach, North Buncombe Middle School

Brandi Alm: Varsity Girls Coach, Polk County HS, Former Royals Player

Tiffany Clark LaMelle:  Coach, Lady Royals, Former Royals Player

Sean Skierczynski: Coach, Lady Royals

Ryan Stevens:  Varsity Boys Head Coach, AC Reynolds High School

Mark Sluder: Coach, Lady Royals

Jessi Edmonds Hein:  Former Player, Liberty University, Royals Player

Kevin Laws:  North Buncombe High School, Girls Head Coach

Ashton Barton Williams: Girls Head Coach, Rosman HS, Former Royals Player

Haley Laughter Whitaker: Former Player, Florida Gulf Coast, Royals Player

Bill Parker:  Former Girls Associate Head Coach, Carolina Day School

Dale Earnhardt: Varsity Girls Head Coach, Rabun Gap Nacoochee School

Amanda Whitaker:  AC Reynolds HS, Girls Head Coach, Former Royals Player

Pat Thompson:  Former Girls Associate Head Coach, Carolina Day School

Joe Carrington, Sr.:  Coach, Lady Royals

Jamie Pressley Johnson:  Former Player Mars Hill University, Royals Player

Jeff Lamm:  Asheville Buncombe Youth Basketball League

Andy Lammers:  Former Head Coach, Carolina Day School

Jennifer Wright Hicks:  Former Player, Mars Hill College

Darrell Rogers:  Former Boys Assistant Coach, Carolina Day School

Tiffany Myers:  Coach, Lady Royals, Former Mars Hill College Player

Allen Hiatt: Coach, Director, Surry Storm AAU Basketball Club

Mitch Beasley: Former Assistant Coach, Robbinsville High School

Randy Woods: Coach, Lady Royals

Mike Pryor:  Former Girls Head Coach, East Henderson High School

Kevin Rhodes:  Former Varsity Girls Head Coach, N Henderson HS

Randy Shepherd:  Director, Crossfire Ministries Basketball

Anthony Penland: Coach Lady Royals

Jarvis Twitty: Coach, Lady Royals

Daniel Bopp: Coach, Lady Royals

Larry Grant:  Former College All-American, Western Carolina University

Mutt DeGraffenreid:  Former Athletic Director, Smoky Mountain High School