DIRECTOR OF MEN’S BASKETBALL

 

Kishon Bishop was born in St . Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies. He currently resides in Winston Salem with his wife, Eva and two sons, Colton and Campden. For two consecutive years Kishon captained his Under 19 National Basketball Team, and is a current member of the Senior National team. He attended Piedmont International University from 2004 to 2008 and 2012-2014.

Kishon Bishop played collegiate Basketball and Soccer. In the sport of basketball he earned a 2nd Team All Region honors, two 1st Team All Region honor and one All American honor. He graduated Cum Laude with a BA a degree in Student Ministries; in addition, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree in Health & Physical Education from Piedmont University and a BA in the same field from High Point University. Kishon has been employed as a Health & Physical Educator at Walkertown Middle School, located in Walkertown, N.C

Kishon has coached basketball at various levels such as: the Rusty Larue Basketball Academy, the Jerry Long YMCA, and various positions at the high school. He is founder/director of Hope & Hope Inc, a non-profit organization that enables christian-athlete to use their God-given talents to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is also the owner/director of Blue Chip Basketball Academy LLC, the umbrella company of the TriadFIRST48 Showcase, the Champion Triad High School All Star Classic and the Triad High School Fall and Summer League. Kishon was formally the Associate Sports Director of the Jerry Long YMCA, Junior Varsity Boys Head Coach at Forsyth Country Day school, Varsity Boys Head Coach at Caldwell Academy and Varsity Boys Assistant Coach at West Forsyth. He is currently the Head Coach of Walkertown Middle School’ s Junior Varsity and Varsity teams.