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George Brown named Class 1A-Division II boys basketball Coach of the Year

The second-year head coach led the Blue Jackets to their first state title since 1998 last month.

Ross Van De Griek

Savannah High Coach George Brown talks about star player Maki Joyner during a State Championship celebration pep rally on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Savannah High School.
Savannah High Coach George Brown talks about star player Maki Joyner during a State Championship celebration pep rally on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Savannah High School. / Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

According to the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association, Savannah (Georgia) head boys basketball coach George Brown was named the Class 1A-Division II Boys Basketball Coach of the Year.

Brown just finished his second season coaching the Savannah Blue Jackets where he led them to a 27-4 record as well as winning their first state championship since 1998 and their 12th overall state title in program history.

Brown is a graduate from Camden County in 2012 where he often played Savannah High as a player before moving onto play his collegiate basketball career at Armstrong State University from 2013 to 2016.

Brown is in his fourth year overall on the Blue Jackets staff where he started as an assistant under the legendary head coach Tim Jordan before the 2020-2021 season and took over as the head coach when Jordan retired after the 2022-2023 season.

Before this season, the Blue Jackets previously made the state championship game three times since their state championship run in 1998--- Losing to Berkmar in 2001, Milton in 2012, and crosstown rival Johnson in 2013.

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Ross Van De Griek
ROSS VAN DE GRIEK

Ross Van De Griek has been a high school sports writer covering the state of Florida since 2021. Ross also has been scouting high school basketball and Grassroots Basketball across the Southeast Region since 2022. Ross has been covering basketball and recruiting for High School on SI since August 2024. He has collaborated with Next Up Sports, Prep Hoops, and On The Radar Hoops throughout his scouting career. You can follow him on X @rossvdg14 or reach him via email rossvdg14@gmail.com for story ideas.

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