BLITZ has added a pair of coaches to its ‘Legendary Coaches’ list ahead of the 2023-24 season, with the induction of both Greg Brown and Tim Corbett. That brings the total to 39 coaches to our list. LEGENDARY COACHES

Greg Brown

Greg Brown has helped elevate the Jefferson girls basketball program, taking over in 2018-19. He previously led the Northwest Whitfield girls team, compiling a 149-49 record in 7 seasons there, earning 2 region titles and state playoff trips all 7 years. That included 4 Sweet 16 runs and a 25-win season in 2017-18. Once at Jefferson, Brown in his first 4 seasons had a combined 98-18 mark heading into the 2022-23 season, which included 3 25-win campaigns, 4 region titles, 4 Elite 8 runs, and a #1 state ranking in two seasons. Despite a slight rebuild in 2022-23, Brown still got the Lady Dragons a region title, giving him 5 in a row at Jefferson. All told, Brown’s current resume has a 257-85 record, 7 region championships, 12 state playoff runs in 12 years as a head coach, and 4 Elite 8 runs as well as 4 Sweet 16s.

Tim Corbett

Tim Corbett has a quarter of a century under his belt in coaching at Coosa (1992-1996), Salem (1999-2001), Jefferson (2002-2017), Tallulah Falls (2017-2022), and Rabun County (2022-Present). Corbett has been a head coach for 21 years in track and field (18 for boys, 4 for girls), 18 years as an assistant in football (4 years DC; 2 years OC), 9 years in wrestling (5 as head coach), and has coached cross country, volleyball, and basketball. Corbett, an Athletic Director of the Year in 2005 and 2013, has guided track and field teams at Jefferson to a pair of state titles for the boys in 2004 and 2010. His accolades include coaching 7 region championship track teams and 24 individual state champions with far more that placed on the podium. His 2003 Jefferson team was state runner-up, and the 2013 team was an ‘Elite 8’ team, and from 2014-2016, each team was a ‘Final 4’ finish. Corbett was the Georgia Olympics State All-Classification Track & Field Meet Director for 13 years, and has spent 18 years and running on the GHSA Track & Field and Cross Country Advisory Committee.