My name is Lauren N. Walker and I am originally from Cabot/Hot Springs Arkansas. This will be my fifth year here at BHS as the Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach and PE Teacher. I am entering my ninth year as an educator and my tenth year of coaching. I am a former Student Athlete for the University of South Alabama Women's Basketball Program, where I played shooting guard from 2008-2012 and graduated with a Physical Education degree. My coaching experiences have given me the opportunity to be head coach at the middle school, JV and Varsity level. I am thrilled and proud to be apart of this Hornet Family. UNITY Go Hornets!

My name is China Guy. I go by Coach China. This is my 1st year as the Head JV Girls Basketball Coach. I’m thankful to God for opening this door and giving me this opportunity. I’m truly blessed to be apart of this program under the guidance of Lauren Walker. I’ve been coaching for about 11 years with Mobile Hornets Youth Basketball Program. I’m looking forward to this coming up year and many more years to come.

Graduated from Locust Fork High School in 1998 where I played volleyball, basketball, softball and ran track. I continued my basketball career for the next four years on a full scholarship to the University of Montevallo. While playing at UM, I received the following awards; 1998-1999 Highest Free Throw Percentage (ranking third overall in the Gulf South Conference), 1999-2000 The Hustle Award, 2000-2001 Team MVP, 2001-2002 Coach's Award. In the summer of 2002, I was named the head varsity girls softball coach and JV/middle school basketball coach at 3A, Ashville High School. From there I moved to a 6A school in Birmingham, Thompson High School, as the JV softball and basketball coach. My first varsity basketball position was offered in 2004 at 7A, Hewitt Trussville High School. In 2006-2007, I was named Girls Basketball Northeast Regional Coach of the Year. After moving to south Alabama in 2012, I coached four more years at the high school level including time as the head volleyball coach and Female Athletic Director at Baldwin County High School. In 2014, I received my M.A. in Instructional Leadership from Samford University. I have two sons, Jeremiah (14) and Jacob (11) that both play basketball and baseball. I accepted the Physical Education position at Denton Magnet School of Technology in January 2017. The following year, I was named head volleyball coach and Athletic Director at DMST. I currently coach track at DMST while serving as the Physical Education teacher and Athletic Director. I am also the assistant varsity girls basketball coach at Baker High School.