Wesley Hatchette

Physical Educator @ IIS @ CHS // Chapman Lady Panthers Head Varsity Basketball Coach 🏀

[Mike Hoffmann @MikeHoffmann]

Luke Falk shared a Mike Leach story that stopped me cold:

Two kids. One rich. One poor.

Every training camp, Coach Leach told his team about these 2 kids.

The rich kid has two choices.

Get soft. Get entitled. Expect everything handed to him because he was handed more.

Or take the resources, the coaching, the opportunities, and compound them into something greater.

The poor kid has two choices too.

Say nobody gave him anything. Blame the world. Make his circumstances the reason he never became what he could have been.

Or outwork everyone in the room.

Luke said the locker room had both. Kids from wealth. Kids from nothing. Kids with every advantage. Kids who scraped for every inch.

Same choice for all of them.

Ownership or victimhood.
Fuel or excuse.

The rich kid can waste the head start or build on it.

The poor kid can drown in the deficit or weaponize it.

Greatness doesn't come from where you start.

It comes from which kid you choose to feed.

Credit to @coachlukefalk for continuing to share golden nuggets about Coach’s legacy

[Dennis Marshall @mar5hallhoops]

Kids don't realize they can get scholarships off of this. But it's not cool enough to play this way.

[Wesley Hatchette @weshatch32]

0 two pointers made all season till the tourney… absolute psycho

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Watching this man’s highlights

He’s actually a pyscho, huh

[Anthony Pugh @Anthony_Pugh2]

Not a lot of dribbling in the NCAA tournament.

A ton of CATCH AND SHOOT jumpers though — maybe go work on that more than anything.

Not sure how any player that is serious about improving & wanting to play at a high level doesn’t want to go shoot right now

[Hunter Price @CoachHPrice]

Teachers, this is important. Regardless of what your administration says, put the March Madness games on today. They are core memories for kids. I can still remember exactly where I sat for certain games.

If you get in trouble it’s ok. They won’t fire you 😂

[Upstate All-Star Game @UpstateAllStar]

The teams from the First Upstate All Star Game!

The ladies and boys representing the East and West squads!

These ✨ all have bright futures!

#UpstateAllStar26

[Arete Hoops @AreteHoops]

You can only coach a guy as hard as the relationships allows.

[Coach Rashim Lettsome @Adio10]

Sometimes..

I go see kids with mind blowing stats and walk away like “he’s not ready for our region”

I go see some kids with limited to no stats, and feel undoubtedly confident they will be successful in our region.

Stats are great but also it’s not the end all be all..

🏀

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

𝗕𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... NOBODY reminds anyone of the standards

𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... COACHES remind team of the standards

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... CAPTAINS remind team of the standards

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 ... EVERYONE reminds each other of the standards

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, I hear the term “their turn” or “their position,” and I remind people that everything in life is rented. If you don’t show up every day and produce, someone will take “your” spot.

That’s true in sports and in life.

[Luke Messmer @lmess22]

Not all high schools..

[Wesley Hatchette @weshatch32]

@thekaratwitty 💯💯💯

[Upstate All-Star Game @UpstateAllStar]

🚨GIRLS ROSTERS🚨

Excited to announce the 30 girls that will compete in #UpstateAllStar26 on March 14th at Wofford College!

You won’t want to miss some of the best girls’ talent in the state competing!

[Boiling Springs Sports Journal @BSSportsJournal]

Exceptional Season By Chapman’s Girls Basketball Team Comes To An End With Loss To Razorbacks on Tuesday Night

@BSSportsJournal @CPanthersladybb @CHS_AthlDept @J_Math23

Read more at the link below ⬇️
https://t.co/xNbi6z5q2D

[Justin Mathis @J_Math23]

FINAL (3A WBB 3rd Round): Walhalla 56, Chapman 44. @BSSportsJournal @MarcWYFFNews4

The Lady Panthers finish 2025-26:
- 19-9 overall
- Won 2nd straight Region 3-3A crown
- Earned 2 straight trips to 3rd round.

(1/2)

[Justin Mathis @J_Math23]

They will see 4 seniors graduate: Elliot Miller, Avery Holden, Kara Twitty, & Ny’Trinity Smith.

Three seasons for CHP with @weshatch32 at the helm —

54-28 overall (27-3 in region play). @BSSportsJournal

[Matt Haas @haasmc]

As the HS girls basketball season winds down, all these conferences will be announcing their All Conference Teams.

I recently saw a local conference release their honors & here's a bit of advice for some of you HS coaches ...

1. A 1st Team All Conference player can win you a minimum of 4 conference games by THEMSELVES.

If your ONLY 2 conference wins are against a winless conference opponent, I'm sorry you DO NOT have a 1st Team All Conference player.

2. If the team you coach does not finish in the top 3 of the conference, you DO NOT have 4 all conference players!

Stop putting players up that are not deserving of honors.

Lastly & most importantly stop screwing over DESERVING players b/c you feel your player who put up big stats against the two worst teams in the conference is deserving of all conference honors because reality is THEY AREN'T!

When you are sitting in that All Conference meeting you can't say this stuff to the other coaches b/c they'll screw over your players & not vote for them.

It SHOULD BE SAID, so I said it for you coaches!

[Justin Mathis @J_Math23]

FINAL (3A WBB Playoffs 1st Rd) — Chapman 55, BHP 32. @BSSportsJournal @pyanity @MarcWYFFNews4

Chapman (17-8) hosts Christ Church Saturday in 2nd Rd (start time TBA).

CHP
- Kara Twitty game-high 18 points
- Annastyn Smith 10 pts, 8 Rebounds
- Elliot Miller 10 pts, 8 steals

[Austin Clay Sparrow @Coach_ACSparrow]

Coaches love switchable athletes that are able to guard 1-4 or even 1-5… this isn’t about HEIGHT or WEIGHT but pure capability to guard multiple spots - however possible

BE A GREAT DEFENDER.

…Daily Reminder to be a WINNER!

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

The best high school basketball players aren’t the ones chasing individual stats.
They’re the ones who:
- Dive on loose balls like it’s Game 7.
- Pick up a teammate after a turnover without hesitation.
- Sacrifice their ego for the good of the team.