Northeast Mississippi Community College is mourning the death of Harvey Childers, a former head coach of the NEMCC basketball team. Childers coached the Tigers from 1985 to 1992 and compiled a record of 192 wins.
During his tenure, Childers led the team to three trips to the NJCAA tournament, including a run to the national championship game in 1989 where they finished as runners-up, according to school officials.
He remains the fourth-winningest coach in the program’s history. The college offered its condolences to his family, stating that his contributions to the program left a lasting legacy.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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