Episode 191: Coach Jeff Graham (Head Girls Basketball Coach Belt High School) Belt, Montana (6X Montana Girls BB State Champion)

Jeff Graham became the head coach of Belt’s girls’ basketball team before the 2007-2008 season. At that time he was the head football coach in Belt while also serving as the head assistant coach for the University of Great Falls women’s basketball team. Graham has remained in the Belt community ever since. He has served as an assistant and head track coach since 2008 and became the athletic director in 2012. Belt has won 19 divisional championships since 2007 in football, girls’ basketball, and track. This past season the Lady Huskies were crowned “Co-Champions” after their semifinal victory in the state tournament. The Lady Huskies played Saturday night at the State Tournament for 10 straight years from the 2007-2008 season to the 2016-2017 season. The Belt girls have won 6 of the past 9 State Championships. During Graham’s tenure at Belt there have been 10 girls who have went on to play Frontier basketball.  These players have helped the Huskies win 11 consecutive Conference and District Tournament along with 7 Divisional Tournaments. Graham has been fortunate enough to have amazing assistant coaches such as Suzy Maki, Renzi Horton, and Mollie Rose. These assistants have helped guide the Lady Huskies to a 318-34 record over the past 13 seasons. Graham’s biggest success in life is his family. He married Megan Schmitz, a University of Montana-Western Hall of Famer he met while the two were playing college basketball there. His wife Megan has been an assistant coach for the boys’ basketball team and is currently an assistant for Cross Country and Track. They have been blessed with 4 amazing children. Cadence, 11, is an Elks Free Throw State Champion and her sister Ellison, 9, is a two-time Elks Free Throw Regional Champion. Their brothers Jace (6) and Jimmer (2) love every sport and keep their parents on their toes. Graham is a fourth generation coach and athletic director. His dad coached him in football, basketball, and track at Chester, Montana where the Coyotes achieved success in all three sports. [email protected] @jeffgraham30 Championship vision would like to welcome our new sponsor partner Practice Planner Live. If you are looking for the best coaching practice software on the marker, use the following links: Landing Page : https://www.practiceplannerlive.com/backoffice?referralCode=lFybQ8WxF8 Sign Up Page : https://www.practiceplannerlive.com/backoffice/register?referralCode=lFybQ8WxF8 Free Trial Page : https://www.practiceplannerlive.com/backoffice/auth/trial?referralCode=lFybQ8WxF8