University Heights Academy announced its new athletic director and boys basketball coach today. According to a news release from the school, Taylor Sparks has been named UHA Athletic Director. Sparks has been a member of the UHA staff for 13 years. He coached the UHA Girls Basketball Program for ten years and previously the Athletic Director at Trigg County High School from 1994-2006.
Melvin Brown-who had been boys assistant basketball coach -has been named the varsity head coach. Coach Brown is a 2002 graduate of UHA and had been an assistant coach for four years. Coach Brown was a player at UHA from 1998 to 2002. He is also a 2007 graduate of Berea College, where he played basketball.