Coach Southerland is currently serving as the head boys basketball coach and athletic director at NCTA in Granbury Texas. He has many years of coaching experience in TAPPS in various sports. His 2017 NCTA team won the state championship and is currently ranked #1 in the state for their classification.
Coach Southerland played collegiate basketball at Southwest Assemblies of God University where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Sports Management. He is currently pursuing a Masters degree from Texas A&M University. He and his wife, Jordan, the NCTA head girls coach, have a little girl.