Joe Greene accepts Portsmouth basketball head coach position

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

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Portsmouth alum Joe Greene has been named the new head coach of the Portsmouth boys basketball program. This appointment marks his first varsity-level head coaching role. Outside of the basketball court, Portsmouth Raceway Park hosted a weekend of racing featuring the Valvoline Iron-Man Series. Kody Evans claimed the $7,500 prize in the late model feature event after winning from the pole position. Rayburn, Davey Akers, and Brett Blevins also secured feature wins across the modified, sport mod, and crown vic divisions respectively. The track returns to competition on September 4 and September 5 with a series of races, including a $20,000-to-win super late model feature scheduled for Saturday.

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  • Joe Greene is a Portsmouth alumnus and former player who will lead the boys basketball team.
  • Kody Evans won the $7,500 Valvoline Iron-Man Series Late Model feature at Portsmouth Raceway Park.
  • Rayburn, Davey Akers, and Brett Blevins also earned wins in their respective racing classes.
  • Portsmouth Raceway Park will host a $20,000-to-win super late model feature on September 5.
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  • 1:16 AMYahoo SportsGreene named head coach at PHS; Evans, Rayburn, Akers, Blevins win at PRP
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The Portsmouth boys basketball program has been green-lighted. Portsmouth alum Joe Greene, a Trojan alum who played for Portsmouth in the late 1990s, has been named as Portsmouth's head coach. Greene will be a first-time head coach at the varsity level. His sons, Joe (sophomore) and Josiah (eighth grader) are coming up through the Portsmouth system. A story on Greene will be put together in a ...

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