Luna won’t be back as WC hoops coach
The search for Warren County’s new boys basketball coach will continue into its fourth week, but one question has been answered: Bobby Luna will not be returning to the helm of the Pioneers.
Luna, Warren County’s head coach from 1990 until 1994, and currently the head coach of the Gallatin Green Wave, withdrew his name from consideration for the post, which was vacated by Chris Turner’s resignation in late March.
In addition to posting the coaching vacancy for the required 10 days, WCHS officials also personally contacted some coaches, including Luna, to inquire about their possible interest in the job.
Luna had been rumored to be considering a return to Warren County, and according to WCHS athletic director Andy Jacobs, met with school officials and did express some interest, but changed his mind earlier this week, electing to stay in Gallatin.
Luna’s withdrawal leaves 19 candidates for the Pioneers’ head coaching position. Jacobs said the WCHS administration is currently going through each applicant’s information, and the school will reveal its short list once the field of candidates is narrowed down.
Turner’s resignation is effective at the end of the school year, and Jacobs said ideally Turner’s successor should be in place before the Pioneers hold tryouts and begin spring practice.
“You’d like to have (a coach) named before spring practice, which is around the second week of May,” Jacobs said. “That’s not a lot of time, but we’re not going to rush into anything. Our first priority is making sure we’re making a good hire, and bringing in the right coach for this program.”
Attempts to reach Luna for comment on both Friday and Saturday were unsuccessful.