Karns High basketball coach Lee Henson

Principal Brad Corum, left, congratulates coach Lee Henson, right, along with family and friends at a dedication ceremony renaming the gym in Henson’s honor held at Karns High School Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Coach Lee Henson has a conversation with point guard Trey Hawkins, 17, in the Lee Henson Gymnasium at Karns High School Thursday, Dec. 19.

Coach Lee Henson with his family in Spring 2019. From left: Eden Henson, 10, wife Brandy Henson and Raley Henson, 16.

Karns boys basketball Coach Lee Henson during the game against Oak Ridge on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.

Karns' Caleb Keeter (5) shoots the ball during a game between Powell and Karns at Powell High School in Powell, Tennessee on Friday, February 1, 2019.

Karns' boys basketball coach Lee Henson during the Tennova Tip-Off Classic at Karns High School on Monday, November 12, 2018.

Karns' Tre Hawkins (3) dribbles down the court during a game between Powell and Karns at Powell High School in Powell, Tennessee on Friday, February 1, 2019.

Karns Head Coach Lee Henson calls during a game between Oak Ridge and Karns at Karns High School in Knoxville, Tennessee on Friday, February 3, 2017.

Karns' Mark Vance (24) shoots a free-throw during a game between Powell and Karns at Powell High School in Powell, Tennessee on Friday, February 1, 2019.

Kevin Tucker, former student and assistant basketball coach at Carson-Newman, with Lee Henson honoring a conference championship win by C-N, December 2017. “I consider Tucker to be a real success story,” said Henson.

Karns' Teahzjawon Hodge-Harper (4) shoots the ball during a game between Powell and Karns at Powell High School in Powell, Tennessee on Friday, February 1, 2019.