Coach Chris Faulkner with his wife, Daphney, and sons, Gus and Cal

Dahlonega, Ga- Chris Faulker will be on the sidelines next season as the new Lumpkin County Indians head men’s basketball coach.

If that name sounds familiar to you North Georgian’s, that’s because Faulkner was the University of North Georgia head basketball coach for 16 seasons. In his 16 season’s with the Night Hawks, Faulker took his teams to seven conference tournaments, including two semi-finals appearances. In 2017, Faulker was named the Peach Belt Conference Co-Coach of The Year after leading the Night Hawks to the West Division Championship.

Lumpkin County Schools Press Release:

Coach Faulkner will be joining the TR1BE for the 2023-2024 school year after a long career at the University of North Georgia. Most recently, Chris Faulkner held the position of Athletics Development Officer for UNG but previously was the Head Men’s Basketball Coach from 2003-2019, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Piedmont College from 1997-2003 and the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at UNG from 1993-1997. Coach Faulkner holds both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degree from UNG and will be teaching in our LCHS Physical Education Department in addition to his coaching assignments.

“After the interview process was complete, there was no question who would be our next Head Men’s Basketball coach. Coach Faulkner needs no introduction to the sport of basketball in North Georgia, and we are fortunate to have a man of his caliber taking over our team to take us to new levels of success. I am proud to have him joining our organization and have the utmost confidence he will take our team to where it needs to be!”
~LCHS Principal Billy Kirk