Not comparing this coach to Pat Summitt, but as the legend did back in the day, he's starting out young in a business where your asked to wear many hats.

Hiwassee College, founded in 1849, is one of the oldest colleges in the Volunteer state, but that didn't stop the school from hiring one of the Nation's youngest head basketball coaches.

Lady Tiger Ashley Roby says, "Just cause he's 23 doesn't mean that he's immature and he's young basketball wise and life wise so I think he's a good fit for us."

At 23 years of age, Brandon Cerezola is one of the youngest coaches in America, but don't mistake his youthful look for a lack of knowledge or leadership skills. In fact, being younger allows him to relate better to his players. Senior Miranda Love adds, " He knows us better like our body's better , he's been working out with a bunch of us this Summer so he's already got us started."

Cerezola replaces former coach Meagan Price, both as coach and as sports information director. A busy Cerezola says, " It's something I enjoy to do, long term I wouldn't choose to do it but it's something I enjoy being at a smaller college being able to give those kids some recognition for performances and things like that."

Helping coach Cerezola's cause is that the cupboard isn't bare at Hiwassee as he inherits a team which made the National tournament last year.

Brandon says he was told by the Associated Press as well as the WBCA and NABC that he is indeed the youngest college coach in the land for both women's and men's basketball.