PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) – Prestonsburg High School didn’t need to look far when the position of head boys’ basketball coach opened earlier this week.
Veteran coach Harold Tackett has been named the new head boys' basketball coach at Prestonsburg, one day after the resignation of Chase Parsley.
Tackett is a familiar name to Prestonsburg fans as he’s been serving as an assistant coach on the boys’ program since returning to the school a couple of years ago.
Tackett previously served as girls basketball coach for Prestonsburg, enjoying a run of success in the 1990s and later spent one season leading Betsy Layne’s girls program, winning a 58th District title. He left Betsy Layne for his first head boys coaching position at 4th Region Logan County High School in 2008.
At Logan County, Tackett turned their program around, winning 21 games in his fourth and final season, returning the Cougars to the region tournament. He was also named 4th region coach of the year in 2012.
Tackett’s last head coaching position was at Greenup County, where he led the boys’ program to a pair of district crowns before leaving after the 2018-19 season. Tackett was (81-81) in six seasons leading the Musketeers.
Tackett will take the reins of a Prestonsburg squad that finished with its first winning record in 15 seasons at (17-15). The Blackcats won one of the first four Super Regional contest, defeating Phelps before falling in the second round to eventual regional champion Magoffin County.
