Stratford High School has hired Desmond Cambridge to be the schools’ girls basketball coach, Metro Nashville Public Schools announced on June 12.
Cambridge takes over the program from William Cummings who was fired after the season ended in the Region 4-2A tournament in March. Cummings spent two years leading the Lady Spartans and finished with a 16-26 record, including going 9-13 this past season.
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Cambridge has more than 20 years of coaching experience at both the school and AAU levels. He’s spent the past 11 years coaching with the AAU program, Finest Basketball Club out of Atlanta.
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Day one photos from 2026 TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
McMinn Central’s Malea Masingale (21) shoots ahead of Loretto’s Ally Augustin (12) during a TSSAA Class 2A basketball state quarterfinal game at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Day one photos from 2026 TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
McMinn Central’s Malea Masingale (21) shoots ahead of Loretto’s Ally Augustin (12) during a TSSAA Class 2A basketball state quarterfinal game at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
(MARK ZALESKI / THE TENNESSEAN)
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Day one photos from 2026 TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
Loretto’s Sophie Weathers (32) reaches in attempting to steal the ball from McMinn Central’s Mirra Freeman (40) during a TSSAA Class 2A basketball state quarterfinal game at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Day one photos from 2026 TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
Loretto’s Sophie Weathers (32) and McMinn Central’s Maddie Kirkpatrick (12) fights for the ball during a TSSAA Class 2A basketball state quarterfinal game at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Day one photos from 2026 TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
McMinn Central’s Kytalin Davis (14) shoots against Loretto’s Shanna Fisher (10) during a TSSAA Class 2A basketball state quarterfinal game at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Day one photos from 2026 TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
McMinn Central’s Malea Masingale (21) drives between Loretto’s Ally Augustin (12) and Sophie Weathers (32) during a TSSAA Class 2A basketball state quarterfinal game at Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
(MARK ZALESKI / THE TENNESSEAN)
“The appointment of Coach Desmond Cambridge marks a new era of dominance for Lady Spartan Basketball,” said Dr. Michael Pratt, executive principal of Stratford STEM Magnet High School. “He is firmly committed to mentoring student-athletes, cultivating leadership, and outworking everyone to reach our goal of winning a state championship.”
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Cambridge is a graduate of Whites Creek and played basketball there from 1994-98. He played college basketball at Alabama A&M University, and was inducted into the university’s Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023. He holds the NCAA Division I men’s single-season record for most steals per game (5.52), set in 2001-02.
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