Lenoir City hires Brent Burns

knoxnews.com-On Monday, Lenoir City announced the hiring of Brent Burns to lead its boys basketball program.

Burns spent the last two years at Sweetwater. Before that he coached at Martin Luther King Jr. in Nashville for two years and served as an assistant at Farragut. He coached Sweetwater to back-to-back district championships and was named coach of the year both seasons. His overall record is 64-38.

"I know it's a great place to play," Burns said. "I know the community supports its basketball program. This felt like a good fit."

This was also a chance for Burns, who lives five minutes from Lenoir City High School, to coach closer to where he lives. He and his wife moved from Nashville to Lenoir City, where his family lives, two years ago when she was pregnant with their first child. Now, they have two children under 2 years old.