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'Hoosier at heart': Jim Melton returns home to coach Monroe Central boys basketball

MUNCIE, Ind. — The new era of Monroe Central boys basketball will be led by Jim Melton.

He replaces Justin Ullom, now at Muncie Central after eight years with the Golden Bears, in which he amassed a 119-72 record that ended with the program's first Class 2A sectional title and undefeated regular season.

Melton coached previously at Park Tudor, where he was a part of three 2A state championships and worked with professionals such as Jaren Jackson Jr., Yogi Ferrell and Trevion Bluiett, as well as at Winchester and Arcanum in Ohio.