Career
After eight years, he moved to Jefferson Davis High School as the head basketball coach, assistant football coach, and assistant track coach. He then moved to Willowridge High School for four years where, as head basketball coach, he led his teams to back-to-back State titles in 2000 and 2001. His record at Willowridge High School was 100-44.
In 2001, Coach Courtney accepted the head basketball coaching position at Texas Southern University.
He compiled a record of 77-98 while at Texas Southern. Courtney was fired from Texas Southern University on July 19, 2007.
Later in 2007, Ronnie Courtney became the head basketball coach at George Bush High School in Richmond, Texas. In 2011, Coach Courtney was named Texas High School Coaches Association South All-Star Coach. Coach Courtney has been at Bush for eight years and his record at Bush is 249-54.
His overall high school record after 20 years is 486-174.
His total head coaching record of high school and college is 563-272. In 2013, Coach Courtney was named Texas Association Basketball Coaches (TABC) All-Star Coach, where he led the 4A-5A White team to a 122-109 victory over the 4A-5A Blue team A few lives he has touched include T.J. Ford former lottery pick of the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire, Daniel Ewing, drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers, Ivan McFarland, drafted by the Philadelphia Seventy Sixers, Carl Crawford, drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays.
