The bigger picture: After etching his name in Indiana high school basketball record books, Al Gooden knows his coaching has a larger purpose
By Charleston Bowles / February 26, 2021In his seventh season as head coach of Lawrence Central High School boys’ basketball, Al Gooden made history. He became the first African American high school boys’ basketball coach in Indiana to reach 500 wins when the Bears defeated Decatur Central 58-38 in the Marion County Tournament Jan. 12.