Jacob Freeze Named Head Coach of Woodruff Boys Basketball
Jacob Freeze, a Laurens native and Spartanburg High assistant last season, takes over the Wolverines from Bryan McConnell, who led the program for 11 seasons.
The Woodruff Times reported on April 23, 2026 that Jacob Freeze has been hired as Woodruff High School's new head boys basketball coach. Here is our summary.
Freeze, a Laurens native and Laurens High School graduate, is the son of longtime Dorman and Laurens head coach Mark Freeze. He takes over from Bryan McConnell, who led the Wolverines for 11 seasons, from 2014 to 2026. It is his first head coaching job.
This past season he was an assistant at Spartanburg High School, working on guard development, analytics, film and scouting. He started as a student manager for the University of South Carolina men's program under Frank Martin, including the 2017 Final Four run, then was a graduate assistant at Austin Peay, where he earned a master's degree, and spent five seasons as an assistant at Rossview High School in Clarksville, Tennessee, which reached the state Final Four in 2024.
This is our own summary; the full story, by Garrett Mitchell, is at The Woodruff Times (link below).