Chaparral finished 18-8 last season. (Matt Mathewes/MVPSportsPics.com)
Chaparral announced it has hired Tellus Truesdale as its new boys basketball coach on Wednesday.
Truesdale most recently was the head coach at the Boys Home of Virginia. Prior to that, he was an assistant at Valor Christian for two seasons, including the team’s finish as Class 4A runner-up in 2012-13.
Truesdale has also been an assistant in college, including stops at Fort Lewis, Truett-McConnell (Ga.) and Berry College (Ga.).
He played high school basketball in Illinois, and college basketball at Evangel University in Missouri.
Truesdale replaces Rob Johnson, who resigned after the season to pursue a job as assistant principal.
Chaparral finished 18-8 last season, and reached the Great 8. The Wolverines will graduate their top three scorers.