Shane Murphree headed to Myrtle as girls coach
Shane Murphree is leaving Thrasher to be the next head girls basketball coach at Myrtle. He replaces Ron Wilson. Murphree took over as the Thrasher girls and boys coaches before the 2021-22 season.
The girls won just two games between 2015 and 2021. In 2024-25, Murphree led the Rebels to the state championship game for the first time in school history and was named the Daily Journal’s Girls ...
Shane Murphree is leaving Thrasher to be the next head girls basketball coach at Myrtle. He replaces Ron Wilson. Murphree took over as the Thrasher girls and boys coaches before the 2021-22 season.
The girls won just two games between 2015 and 2021. In 2024-25, Murphree led the Rebels to the state championship game for the first time in school history and was named the Daily Journal’s Girls Coach of the Year. This past season, the Rebels went 16-12 and bowed out to Ingomar – the eventual Class 1A state champion – in the first round.
“I've loved my time at Thrasher, but at the same time, I’m really excited to be going to Myrtle with the tradition that they have there, and kind of moving back,” Murphree said. “I grew up in Union County, so to be able to go back closer to home is big for me, and I’m excited to get to work with those kids there. ” Murphree went to West Union Attendance Center and graduated in 1998.