Tuesday, October 21, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - On the surface, Lipscomb President L. Randolph Lowry III stepped out of the box to hire former Lipscomb basketball star Philip Hutcheson as the school's athletics director.

Lowry could not have made a more popular choice, despite the fact Hutcheson has no previous experience in athletics administration.

I would argue Hutcheson has life experience that trumps anything he will encounter at Lipscomb.

After graduating as the leading all-time career scorer in college basketball, the NAIA All-American obtained a master's degree at Georgia.

Even though he was a 4.0 student, nothing prepared Hutcheson for what he would encounter with the Music City Jammers, a professional basketball team he played for in the mid-1980s. He also worked for the team in sales and marketing.

It's an indelible chapter in Hutcheson's life.

Story by Joe Biddle
Nashville Tennessean