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Basketball - Girls

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Head Coach: Todd Whetsel

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Coach Whetsel will be entering his third year as the coach of the Varsity Girls Basketball Program at ACE. He was born in Kingsport, TN and was raised in Tucker, GA.   He graduated from Pensacola Christian College in 1991 where he lettered in basketball for four years. 


Coach Whetsel comes to ACE with 24 years of experience coaching girls basketball. At Central Fellowship Christian Academy (1995-2006) he was the Region Coach of the Year in 2004, led the team to 4 Final Four appearances in 1996, 1997, 2004 and 2005, was the State Runner-up in 1997 and 2004, and State Champion in 1996. While at Covenant Academy (2006-2009) he started the Girls Basketball Program, and in their first season of Varsity competition in 2009 he led the team to a Runner-up and Elite 8 Appearance.  Most recently, Coach Whetsel coached at Tattnall Square Academy (2009-2019) where he was GISA Region Coach of the Year in 2013, GHSA Region Coach of the Year in 2015 and GISA State Coach of the Year in 2013. He led Tattnall to Region Championships in 2013 and 2015, the Final Four and State Runner-Up in 2011, and to the State Championship in 2013. 


Coach Whetsel and his wife Daphne have been married for 31 years.  They have three children, Ashlyn (Josh) Daugherty, Ivey (Graham) Ferreira and Austin who attends college at Middle Georgia State.  Within the past 3 years they became grandparents to Hawkins and Hazel Daugherty. 


The 2024-2025 season promises to be an exciting campaign for the Lady Gryphons!