Haws joined the Tornado staff in the summer of 2021 and helped the Tornado to an eighth place Conference Carolinas finish in 2021-22.
Year-by-Year Season Recaps
2023-24: King made history in 2023-24, winning their first Conference Carolinas tournament game in the Jason Gillespie era. After finishing the regular season with a 10-19 overall record, the Tornado earned the nine seed in the Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas tournament, beating eight-seed Young Harris 97-79. Mikhail Pocknett, in addition to being named All-Conference Carolinas, was named the Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year. Amarius Beasley was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team for the second consecutive season.
2022-23: The Tornado finished 7-22 overall while going 6-14 in Conference Carolinas play. King qualified for the Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship, falling to Francis Marion in the first round. Michael Mays was selected second team All-Conference Carolinas and eclipsed the 1,000-career point mark. Jaylen Bernard and Amarius Beasley garnered College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.
2021-22: King opened the season on a high note with wins over regional rivals UVA Wise and Carson-Newman. However, the Tornado struggled to find consistency throughout a season filled with narrow defeats. King closed with back-to-back home victories to finish eighth in the Conference Carolinas standings with a record of 11-13. The Tornado dropped the Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship first round game to Francis Marion at Mount Olive to end the season with a 14-15 record. Michael Mays led the league in three-point field goals and three-point field goal percentage as he was selected third team All-Conference Carolinas. The Tornado ranked near the top of the league in scoring and field goal percentage. On the defensive end, King led the league in opponent three-point field goal percentage and ranked second in steals per game.
Prior to King
Haws joins the Tornado staff following three years as a volunteer assistant coach at UNC Asheville. Over the last three years, Haws helped head coach Mike Morrell and his staff in numerous ways as they increased their win total by 11 in the 2019-20 season. Along with overseeing a group of student-athletes, Haws helped create personnel and scouting reports for the Bulldogs.
He also worked with the director of basketball operations, assisting with meals and travel while helping promote the program on social media. Haws assisted the coaching staff in their game film and recruiting efforts, creating scouting film and helping grow the recruiting database.
On the court, Haws assisted in drills during practice and helped with player development. Haws also supervised the student managers, helping them learn throughout the season.
Personal
Haws graduated from Milligan College in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Sports Management and a minor in coaching. He was on the Dean’s List and was a member of the men’s basketball team.
