Ohio’s all-time winningest girls basketball coach, Zink, set to retire
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (BVM) — Ed Zink is a local legend in the Beavercreek, Ohio community, and is the only girls basketball coach that Beavercreek High School has ever known. After 46 years at the helm, Zink is finally calling it a career.
Congratulations and huge thank you to longtime Creek Girls Basketball Head Coach, Ed Zink, who announced his retirement today after 46 years as our head coach.
Thank you for all you have done for our program, school district and our community. A job well done. pic.twitter.com/MMIoSX3CpM
— BCreek Athletics (@bcreekathletics) May 16, 2021
In 1970, Zink graduated from Beavercreek and went on to attend the University of Dayton where he played football. In 1973, he was the Flyers’ team MVP starring in his role at fullback.
It wasn’t long after that Zink would become head coach of the Beavers’ girls basketball program. Over the next several decades, the team saw plenty of success. Zink helped lead Beavercreek to three state championships in 1995, 2001 and 2003.
The Beavers also had plenty of success earlier in the 90s, reaching the state semifinals in 1991, 1994 and 1996. Overall, Beavercreek won 21 league championships between the Western Ohio League and Greater Western Ohio Conference in Zink’s 46 years, while also winning 18 district titles and six regional championships.
Zink coached well over 1,000 career games in his career with an 810-277 record. His legendary impact on the Beavercreek program has never gone unnoticed, as in 2008, the gym at the high school was named in his honor. Four years later, Zink was named to the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.
In February 2020, Zink became the only girls high school coach within the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) to win 800 games. Only two coaches on the boys side have ever reached that mark, further cementing Zink’s legacy.
All good things must eventually come to an end, and now Beavercreek will look for its next leader while enjoying the incredible foundation that Zink has left in over four decades with the program.
