Former Glenn coach Monty Gray returning to coaching at FCD
Monty Gray has only been away from coaching basketball for one season, but he’s decided that he’s ready to start coaching again.
Gray, who resigned as the head boys basketball coach at Glenn last fall to become an assistant principal at Lexington Middle School, was named the new girls basketball coach at Forsyth Country Day on Tuesday, replacing Ronalee Terry.
Athletics director Chris Turner of FCD said, “After our yearly review, we had an opportunity to pursue different approaches” in regard to Terry leaving and hiring Gray.
“We talked to Monty four years ago, five years ago about the prospect, and the timing just wasn’t right,” Turner said. “We had an opportunity this year, at the end of the school year, to fill a need. We followed up on that.
“He stayed in touch. He’s just one of those good local guys who’s got an unbelievable personality.”
Gray left Glenn last fall to become an assistant principal at Lexington Middle School after coaching the boys to a 55-96 record in six seasons.
“Coaching’s in my blood,” Gray said. “I’ve been coaching for a while — 22 years of coaching. I’ve always (been) impressed with opportunities for kids to kind of do better educationally-wise, as far as private schools or what not.”
Gray has decided to stay as assistant principal at Lexington Middle as well as coach the girls basketball team at FCD in Lewisville.
“You’ve got to be committed. That’s the first thing,” Gray said. “Any job that I’ve had I’ve always been committed, so that’s not going to change for me at all. The next thing you’ve got to do is you’ve got to have good people around you.
He has received full support from his wife, as well as the City of Lexington.
“The Lexington people down here and the City of Lexington are definitely supportive and they understand this opportunity for me to be able to coach,” Gray said. “It’s something that I’ve loved doing. I’m always a coach.”
Turner and FCD headmaster Gardner Barrier are supportive of the challenges that being an assistant principal at a school nearly 30 miles away from the team he will coach.
“We don’t start anything here until 4:15 because our day goes a little bit longer,” Turner said. “And then we have a tutorial period, so it’s not like we’re asking him to be here at 2 or whatever.”
Being away from coaching high school basketball for one season has allowed Gray to see a different perspective on the game.
“In the short time I’ve been away from coaching I’ve been able to really hone my skills, as far as being an administrator, being just really a people person,” Gray said.
Gray isn’t new to coaching girls basketball. He replaced Zach Hargett, now the athletics director at Winston-Salem Prep, at Reynolds after the Demons went 0-21 during the 2006-07 season. Gray went 12-13 in his first season, 16-10 in his second season and 25-4 in his third season before taking the boys coaching job at Glenn in May 2010.
In addition to coaching the varsity girls team at FCD, he will run the two middle school teams and the JV team there.
“Hopefully it’ll be something where it won’t be individual goal-oriented. It’ll be more of a team atmosphere,” Gray said. “Hopefully I’ll be able to bring my expertise to the game a little more. To be honest with you, basketball is basketball.”
Gray sees his experience in administration and coaching boys and girls basketball, as well as AAU, as a plus.
“I’ve done it all. I’ve been able to do AAU basketball since I wasn’t coaching this past year with both my sons,” Gray said. “I’ve coached girls before at Reynolds and had very good success there. I’ve coached at Tabor and also at Glenn, so the experience is there.”
The Furies were 42-44 in three seasons with Terry as head coach after he replaced John Allen. The Furies will also have to replace Terry’s daughter, Charlotte, who is a rising junior.
“I want to have full squads for four teams,” Turner said. “This past year, we had four teams, but our numbers weren’t great on all of them. I want them to be competitive in every match, and I want people to be a part of things. And I think Monty’s going to do that.”
Monty Gray has only been away from coaching basketball for one season, but he’s decided that he’s ready to start coaching again.
Gray, who resigned as the head boys basketball coach at Glenn last fall to become an assistant principal at Lexington Middle School, was named the new girls basketball coach at Forsyth Country Day on Tuesday, replacing Ronalee Terry.
Athletics director Chris Turner of FCD said, “After our yearly review, we had an opportunity to pursue different approaches” in regard to Terry leaving and hiring Gray.
“We talked to Monty four years ago, five years ago about the prospect, and the timing just wasn’t right,” Turner said. “We had an opportunity this year, at the end of the school year, to fill a need. We followed up on that.
“He stayed in touch. He’s just one of those good local guys who’s got an unbelievable personality.”
Gray left Glenn last fall to become an assistant principal at Lexington Middle School after coaching the boys to a 55-96 record in six seasons.
“Coaching’s in my blood,” Gray said. “I’ve been coaching for a while — 22 years of coaching. I’ve always (been) impressed with opportunities for kids to kind of do better educationally-wise, as far as private schools or what not.”
Gray has decided to stay as assistant principal at Lexington Middle as well as coach the girls basketball team at FCD in Lewisville.
“You’ve got to be committed. That’s the first thing,” Gray said. “Any job that I’ve had I’ve always been committed, so that’s not going to change for me at all. The next thing you’ve got to do is you’ve got to have good people around you.
He has received full support from his wife, as well as the City of Lexington.
“The Lexington people down here and the City of Lexington are definitely supportive and they understand this opportunity for me to be able to coach,” Gray said. “It’s something that I’ve loved doing. I’m always a coach.”
Turner and FCD headmaster Gardner Barrier are supportive of the challenges that being an assistant principal at a school nearly 30 miles away from the team he will coach.
“We don’t start anything here until 4:15 because our day goes a little bit longer,” Turner said. “And then we have a tutorial period, so it’s not like we’re asking him to be here at 2 or whatever.”
Being away from coaching high school basketball for one season has allowed Gray to see a different perspective on the game.
“In the short time I’ve been away from coaching I’ve been able to really hone my skills, as far as being an administrator, being just really a people person,” Gray said.
Gray isn’t new to coaching girls basketball. He replaced Zach Hargett, now the athletics director at Winston-Salem Prep, at Reynolds after the Demons went 0-21 during the 2006-07 season. Gray went 12-13 in his first season, 16-10 in his second season and 25-4 in his third season before taking the boys coaching job at Glenn in May 2010.
In addition to coaching the varsity girls team at FCD, he will run the two middle school teams and the JV team there.
“Hopefully it’ll be something where it won’t be individual goal-oriented. It’ll be more of a team atmosphere,” Gray said. “Hopefully I’ll be able to bring my expertise to the game a little more. To be honest with you, basketball is basketball.”
Gray sees his experience in administration and coaching boys and girls basketball, as well as AAU, as a plus.
“I’ve done it all. I’ve been able to do AAU basketball since I wasn’t coaching this past year with both my sons,” Gray said. “I’ve coached girls before at Reynolds and had very good success there. I’ve coached at Tabor and also at Glenn, so the experience is there.”
The Furies were 42-44 in three seasons with Terry as head coach after he replaced John Allen. The Furies will also have to replace Terry’s daughter, Charlotte, who is a rising junior.
“I want to have full squads for four teams,” Turner said. “This past year, we had four teams, but our numbers weren’t great on all of them. I want them to be competitive in every match, and I want people to be a part of things. And I think Monty’s going to do that.”
