Love joins Lady Dragons program
After two seasons as Clinton Middle School’s girls basketball coach, Jason Love is moving on.
But he won’t be too far away from CMS.
Love was recently named an assistant coach for the Clinton High School girls basketball team.
Love, who led the Lady Hawks to a third-place district finish during the recently completed 2025-26 season, was named to Head Coach Alicia Daugherty’s staff after Assistant Coach Duane Leffew retired.
Leffew, who spent two seasons as an assistant with the Lady Dragons, has coached sports for more than five decades.
Love also has worked as an assistant boys basketball coach at Clinton Middle School, where he teaches science.
“We had a really good team this year, and we finished third in the district,” Love said. “We just ran into Maryville, and they had a great team.
“We went 16-5.”
Love played football and basketball at Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville before moving on to play football at Maryville College.
He said he is looking forward to the next step in his coaching journey as he joins a Lady Dragons team that won the District 4-AAA regular-season title and tournament championship and reached the Region 2-AAA tournament semifinals.
“I’m looking forward to joining Coach Daugherty’s staff and learning from her,” Love said.
“She’s a great coach, and they had a great year.”
