St. Anne’s-Belfield announced on Monday that head boys basketball coach Brian Kent is stepping down after 17 seasons, and he’s being replaced by longtime assistant Damin Altizer.

Kent will move to coaching one of the school’s 7th and 8th grade teams. According to Monday’s release, Kent’s goal is to ensure that the program as a whole is set up to develop every student who joins basketball, regardless of grade or skill level.

“I am very grateful to Coach Kent for the foundation he has built within the school’s varsity basketball program over the last 17 years,” STAB Athletic Director Dewayne Robinson wrote last week in a letter to parents.