NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Father Ryan High School in Nashville recently inducted former Bethel men’s basketball player John Sneed into its Athletics Hall of Fame.
John graduated from Bethel in 1987 and was inducted into the Bethel Hall of Fame in 2002.
Sneed is the first Father Ryan basketball player to be named Nashville’s Basketball MVP (1980-81), John’s leadership on the court and in the locker room was key in leading the Irish to the District 11 title, two wins over eventual State Champion Pearl High School, and a #3 ranking in the State his senior year. His play earned All-District and All-State honors in one of the best seasons in school history.
At Bethel University, John tied a school record with 20 assists in a single game, and he holds two of the nine best single-season free throw percentages in school history.
After coaching at Father Ryan from 1999 to 2003, he returned in 2008 to serve as Assistant Coach for the Girls Basketball Team and Assistant Athletic Director — including a two-year tenure as Interim Director of Athletics — in addition to his role as the Chair of the Wellness Department.