Oak Ridge coach, former Tennessee basketball guard Aaron Green, retires

Oak Ridge boys basketball coach Aaron Green is retiring after 23 seasons, the school announced on May 4. The school's all-time winningest basketball coach released a statement along with the announcement. Oak Ridge will begin the search for its 11th boys basketball coach.

"After 27 years of coaching, and 23 at the high school level, the time has come for me to step away from the game I love," Green said. "The last 16 years as head boys basketball coach at Oak Ridge High School have been incredible special to me and my family. When I arrived in 2010, my goal was to raise the level of expectation for an already tradition-rich program.

I'm proud to say I believe we've done that ― and that I'm leaving the program in a better place than when I arrived. " Green, 48, finishes with 428 career wins and brought the Wildcats to two TSSAA state championship appearances in 2014 and 2025. Oak Ridge qualified for the state tournament seven times under Green and won 15 district championships.

In Green's final season, Oak Ridge went 18-13 and finished third in District 4-4A. The Wildcats beat West before losing to Bearden in the regional semifinal. "This decision wasn't easy," he said.