On Friday, December 1, 2023, the Basketball Court inside Penn High Schools Main Arena was officially renamed “Al Rhodes Kingsmen Court” in honor of long time Basketball Coach and Hall of Famer Al Rhodes.
As part of the P-H-M Education Foundation’s Naming Rights Campaign, P-H-M Superintendent Dr. Jerry Thacker and his wife, Donna Thacker, generously donated $10,000 to have the court to pay homage to former Penn basketball player, turned teacher and coach!
It was a special night for Coach Rhodes, his family, friends and all of the Kingsmen community.
Watch the video below to relive the evening.
well we're here tonight to uh celebrate coach roads obviously his amazing career well as we start looking at Champions and people who are great role models we want somebody who truly is a Kingsman and a champion and that champion is Al Rose whenever a coach receives an honor it's a tribute to all of his players all of his assistant coaches his family oh I couldn't think of anyone more special than Al roads well I I can't tell you how thr it I am for him and extremely deserving of this honor what he's done
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for basketball and the extent to how he teaches is just Second To None his kids learn to play with heart and they believe in themselves and Al has taught them that everyone can be a winner this project is a win-win we're able to celebrate a legend and the money donated also goes to support all 15 phm schools it means a lot right it's a recogn of you know 40 something years of of tremendously hard work uh to be recognized like this uh I can't say enough about how good it makes me [Music]
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feel congratulations Grandpa congratulations [Music] Grandpa [Music]