COLUMBIA, S.C. — After 25 seasons in charge of the varsity boys basketball program at Heathwood Hall, Jeff Whalen is calling it career but not before recording more than 350 wins, and the 2011 SCISA state championship.
Whalen came to Heathwood Hall in 1987 as defensive coordinator for football and the head girls basketball coach.
Two years later, he departed for Cardinal Newman where he served as the head football coach, golf coach, basketball coach and athletics director. During his tenure off Forest Drive, Whalen led the football program to its only state championship.
After a few years coaching in Louisiana, Whalen returned to the Midlands and returned to Heathwood Hall, taking over as the boys basketball coach and up until a couple of years ago Whalen was also working as the school’s athletics director.