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North Mesquite High School Boys Head Basketball Coach
Ron Powell is a DFW basketball legend. The all-time leader in boys’ basketball wins in Mesquite ISD accomplished so much in and out of the district. Coach Powell was given the reigns of the North Mesquite varsity team in 1973 and, over the next 14 years, created a legacy that not many have come close to matching. He led the Stallions to four district championships, two regional tournaments and one of only two state championship appearances for Mesquite ISD in boys’ basketball. Powell went on to serve as an assistant for the Texas Tech and Stephen F. Austin men’s teams before reuniting with Hall of Honor member Donna Capps at the University of Texas at Arlington as her assistant for the women’s team. Coach Powell continued creating opportunities for young athletes as he started the first Dallas-area summer basketball league for high school boys’ teams and hosted several basketball clinics with Dallas Mavericks legend Rolando Blackman. Widely considered a basketball mastermind, Ron Powell’s impact will live on in Mesquite.
