Jamborees open Rocky Mount's cage season

Basketball will take centerstage in Rocky Mount athletics starting Thursday with the girls' team hitting the courts for a Jamboree beginning at 2 p.m.

Squads from Bertie, North Edgecombe, Northern Nash, Rocky Mount Prep and Southen Nash will be attending.

Saturday, it will be the boys' turn as several teams will join the Gryphons on the hardwood in a Jamboree in their two gyms beginning at 9 a.m.

The Gryphons will face such schools as Wilson Beddingfield, Bertie, Eastern Wayne, Goldsboro, Greenville Rose, Wilson Hunt, North Lenior and Rocky Mount Prep. 

Also of note, after scrimmages with South Central (girls, Sat., Nov. 13, away) and Westover (boys, Tues., Nov. 16, home), both RM varisty teams will open the regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at home against Greenville Rose.

Girls' head coach Pam Gainey, who will start her 18th season at the helm, needs just five wins to reach the 300-career win plateau.

Can the Gryphon boys repeat as 3-A state champions? They are going to give it a run!

PAM GAINEY - girls basketball

2009-10 - 17-6, Big East champ, playoffs

2008-09 - 22-5, NEW 6 champ, tourney champ, playoffs
2007-08 - 23-2, NEW 6 champ, tourney champ, playoffs
2006-07 - 16-11, playoffs
2005-06 - 8-18, playoffs
2004-05 - 17-8, Big East champs, playoffs
2003-04 - 23-5, Big East champs, tourney champs, playoffs
2002-03 - 22-3, Big East champs, tourney champs, playoffs
2001-02 - 20-3, Big East champs, tourney champs, playoffs
2000-01 - 24-3, Big East champs, tourney champs, playoffs
1999-00 - 20-5, Big East champs, tourney champs, playoffs
1998-99 - 20-6, playoffs
1997-98 - 12-12, playoffs
1996-97 - 12-13, playoffs
1995-96 - 14-10, playoffs
1994-95 - 15-10, playoffs
1993-94 - 10-14

Career - 295-134, .688 winning percentage (start of 18th season)

(Nine conference titles, seven conference tournament crowns, eight 20-win seasons, one sectional title, 16 straight playoff appearances)
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MIKE GAINEY - boys basketball

2009-10 - 24-3, Big East champ, playoffs, sectional champs, 3-A state championship
2008-09 - 17-11, NEW 6 tourney champ, playoffs
2007-08 - 19-7, NEW 6 champs, tourney champs, playoffs
2006-07 - 14-14, playoffs
2005-06 - 16-12, NEW 6 champs, tourney champs, sectional champs
2004-05 - 17-9, playoffs
2003-04 - 22-7, playoffs
2002-03 - 25-2, Big East champs, tourney champs, sectional champs
2001-02 - 19-2, Big East champs, tourney champs, playoffs
2000-01 - 13-11, playoffs

1999-00 - 12-12, playoffs

1998-99 - 16-10, Big East tourney champs, playoffs

1997-98 - 17-6, playoffs

Career - 231-106, .685 winning percentage (start of 14th season)

(Five conference titles, six conference tournament crowns, three 20-win seasons, three sectional titles, one NCHSAA state title, made playoffs all 13 seasons)