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Dobyns-Bennett Indians

Dobyns-Bennett High School · Kingsport, Tennessee

TSSAA Division I Class 4A (Region 1, District 1)Colors: Maroon and gray

The host program. Dobyns-Bennett is one of the winningest high school programs in the country and has the most TSSAA state tournament appearances. Chris Poore's Indians won the 2022 Class 4A state title and went 25-9 last season as Big East Conference co-champions.

25-9 2025-26 Record

Chris Poore Head Coach

343-130 Coach's Record

Players to Watch

#23 Tyree Thomas

SF · Class of 2027 · 6'3" Also plays football (TE/OLB)

#24 Garrison Jones

SF/PF · Class of 2027 · 6'5"

#0 Elijah Thomas

Class of 2027 · 6'0"

Returning Players Full roster coming from the coaching staff

#	Player	Pos	Class	Ht
24	Garrison Jones	SF/PF	2027	6'5"
23	Tyree Thomas	SF	2027	6'3"
0	Elijah Thomas		2027	6'0"
1	Kaden Cutlip	PG/SG	2027	5'11"
14	TJ Maxwell		2027
11	Carter Atwood	PG	2028	5'5"

2025-26 Season

25-9 Overall

Big East Conference co-champions with Morristown West (7-1); went 2-1 at the Alpha Invitational (beat Bell County and Auburn, lost to Gray Collegiate); played The Classic in Bristol (losses to North Mecklenburg and Columbia, win over Unicoi County); lost to Sevier County 55-51 in a Region 1-4A quarterfinal at D-B

Program History

Dobyns-Bennett won TSSAA state titles in 1945 and 2022. It is among the nation's winningest high school programs and has the most TSSAA state tournament appearances. D-B was selected for the Nation's Winningest Classic in 2026.

Notable alumni

Skip Brown — Wake Forest; drafted by the Boston Celtics
Dante Oliver — North Florida (2022 Alpha)
Jonavan Gillespie — King University (2022 Alpha)
Jack Browder — Carson-Newman (2021 Alpha)
Carter Metz — Walters State / Southern Arkansas (2021 Alpha)
Malachi Hale — Walters State / Tusculum (2021 Alpha)
Cam Hayworth — Virginia Tech [Baseball] (2024 Alpha)
Jaylen Thomas — Pikeville [Football] (2024 Alpha)
Jake Carson — Centre College [Football] (2021 Alpha)
Nigel Vidale — Navy [Track & Field] (2021 Alpha)

Coaching Staff

Chris Poore

Head Coach Record: 343-130 7x conference Coach of the Year; 2022 BCAT State Coach of the Year; led D-B to the 2022 TSSAA 4A state championship Assistants Matt Baker, Ken Cutlip, Brandon Reed, Austin Atwood, James Scales, Makale Foreman

At the Alpha Later games depend on results. Every team plays at least three games.

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