Basketball - Boys Varsity

The Bayside Academy varsity boys basketball team practices and competes in the Bayside gymnasium. In the 2023-24 season, the Admirals finished with a record of 17-9 and a Sub-Regional Playoff appearance. At .654, Bayside boys basketball held the third highest win-percentage in all of Baldwin County. 

About the Coach
Coach Jonathan Vines has been the head varsity boys basketball coach at Bayside since 2022. In his two seasons at the helm, the Admirals have achieved an overall record of 31-23. Bayside won a share of the Class 4A Area 1 regular season championship in both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns, going 5-1 and 4-2 in Area Play, respectively.

Coach Vines came to Bayside after serving as the head coach at Belhaven University for eight seasons, where he oversaw the Blazers' transition from NAIA to NCAA Division III membership. Vines’ fast, up-tempo offense had Belhaven consistently ranked as one of the best offensive teams in the American Southwest Conference (ASC). He was the assistant men's basketball coach at Birmingham-Southern College from 2007–2014.

Coach Vines graduated from The University of Mississippi with an English degree and has completed graduate work in English at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and at The University of Mississippi. He is married to Ashton Tatum Vines '04, and they have two daughters: Ann Hudson '32 and Vivi '38.