CCC&TI Athletics
Athletic Director Tim Cline
Coach Tim Cline, who hails from Valdese, NC, brings some 25 years of experience in athletics, sports information and coaching to CCC&TI as he looks to lead the college’s athletic programs and the men’s basketball team. Cline graduated from East Burke High School and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree at Lenoir Rhyne University. Cline earned his master’s degree in Sports Administration at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida. Cline has worked with the Milwaukee Bucks Professional Basketball Organization and also served as Sports Information Director at Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Maryland. After moving back to the Valdese area, Cline opened East-West Store with his family. In 2002, Cline began coaching youth recreation league basketball and was later offered the Head Boys Basketball Coach position at Morganton Christian Academy. In three seasons, Cline coached the team to a State Championship and a 4th place standing in the nation. In 2007, Cline became the Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Catawba Valley Community College and joined the CCC&TI staff as Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director in 2008. Cline, who still resides in the Valdese area, is married to wife, Julie. They have 4 children, sons Hayden and Hollan, and daughters Heidi and Hallie. Cline is a member of First Baptist Church, Valdese and in his spare time, is also a coach and instructor with Five Star Basketball Camps, which hosts summer basketball camps for high school students across the nation.
Lady Cobra Coach Rick Heavner
Head Coach Rick Heavner brings several years of coaching experience to the CCC&TI program, as well as a firm belief in the importance of the community college system. Heavner, who dropped out of high school, worked for 13 years in the furniture industry before deciding to come back to school to finish his education. After two years at Catawba Valley Community College, he attended Lenoir Rhyne University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education in 1998. After earning his degree, Heavner joined the faculty and coaching staff at South Caldwell High School as an assistant with both the men’s and women’s teams. Heavner also spent two years as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at CVCC and then served as an assistant coach at Lenoir Rhyne University, all while continuing to teach full time at SouthCaldwell High School.
“I am very excited to be taking on the program at CCC&TI. I think that community colleges are an important part of the community. They give opportunities both educationally and athletically that some people might not otherwise get,” he says. “I wouldn’t be where I am today and wouldn’t have had the opportunity to further my education and play college basketball myself, had it not been for the community college system.”
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