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BREAKING: Loveless will coach FCS girls




Former Cumberland University All-American and assistant basketball coach Chelsey Loveless Steve Wampler photos

Former Cumberland University All-American and assistant basketball coach Chelsey Loveless Steve Wampler photos

Former player & assistant at CU –

LEBANON – Friendship Christian School is excited to announce the hiring of Chelsey (Hall) Loveless as the next head coach of the girls’ basketball program.

Coach Loveless holds a bachelor’s degree from Cumberland University in Health and Human Performance with an Emphasis in Sport Management, and a master’s degree from Cumberland University in Business Administration. She spent three seasons on the women’s basketball staff at Cumberland University serving as junior varsity head coach and assisting the varsity head coach.

Chelsey was a two-time NAIA All-American in Women’s Basketball and a Lindsey Donnell Award recipient while at Cumberland University.

She was twice first-team All Mid-South and was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete as a senior. Coach Loveless began her playing college career at Tennessee Martin where she played in a pair of NCAA National Tournaments.

Coach Loveless was a high school standout in both basketball and soccer while playing at Blackman High School, reaching a pair of TSSAA Class AAA basketball state tournaments, and earning all-district status in both sports.

“Chelsey is a great addition to our Friendship family,” said FCS athletic director John McNeal. “Her passion for the game, her youthful energy, and her experience as a winner are just what we were looking for in our next head coach. We have a very young team, with lots of roster spots and playing time to be earned. We are confident that the girls will love her and want to play hard for her. She additionally has a strong history of service in her local church and community and will be a great fit for the Lady Commanders.”

Coach Chad Hibdon, Trevecca Nazarene Women’s Basketball Head Coach, who coached Loveless at Blackman High, said, “Chelsey is a tremendous hire for FCS. She is a great servant leader. She utilizes basketball to build her student-athletes in their faith and preparation for life. On the court she epitomizes what it takes to be a winner.

“She will build a program similar to how she played; relentless effort, competitive drive and a daily quest for greatness. Chelsey is an up-and-coming star in the coaching profession.”

Chelsey Loveless has been married to Cumberland University offensive coordinator Broc Loveless for a little over a year.

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