Ed Addie resigns as Kennedy Charter boys basketball coach

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Kennedy Charter boys basketball coach Ed Addie, who led the Eagles to a 25-3 record last season, has resigned from the south Charlotte public school.

Kennedy Charter principal William Stubbs declined comment. He said an announcement regarding basketball at Kennedy Charter would be forthcoming next week.

Addie, 46, said he is looking at other opportunities.

“I have a six-year-old boy," Addie said, "and I run my youth basketball program (Queen City Athletic Associaton) and between coaching and QCAA I just never see him. And I want to spend more time with him. He’s beginning to play sports. He’s playing baseball and I missed half his games. Even during basketball season, his games were on Fridays and I missed all of his basketball games because we had games at Kennedy Charter.”

Addie said he struggled with his decision, including leaving a Kennedy Charter team that could return 11 of 12 players, including first-team All-Observer selection Donte’ Clark. Clark, a 6-foot-4 rising senior, has offers from Miami, Tennesse, Clemson and Memphis, among others.

Addie said two other players have Division I offers: rising 6-7 senior center J.J. Douglas (Gardner-Webb, Mercer) and rising 6-5 junior B.J. Gladden (11 total offers, including Cincinnati, Xavier, Alabama)

“Even though I have coaching opportunities from other schools,” Addie said, “I feel as though I may choose to stay at home and build my youth basketball program and spend time with my son.”