Like watching basketball teams that play an up-tempo style?
Run-and-gun. Defend the entire court.
If history holds true, expect to see a lot of that next year at Lake Norman. The school has promoted junior varsity boys basketball coach Brandon Jolly to varsity coach. He replaces Rich Tinucci, who announced Tuesday that he was stepping down after five seasons.
Jolly -- a graduate of Statesville High, who played for the Greyhounds in 1998 when they reached the 2A state semifinals -- amassed an impressive 77-26 record in five seasons leading the Wildcats JV team.
Under the instruction of Jolly, Lake Norman averaged 70 points a game on their way to a 21-0 season in 2004-05. Jolly made no bones about his strategy during their perfect run. It was rebound the ball and go. Steal it and go.
“I worked their butts off. They ran a lot in preseason, and they ran a lot during the season,” Jolly said following the unblemished campaign. “I told them it’s going to pay off when everybody else is bent over, huffing and puffing, and we’re still able to run.”
A similar approach led to a third consecutive North Piedmont Conference championship this season for the JV squad.
It’s safe to say Lake Norman basketball fans will like the new coach on the sideline, not to mention his mantra.
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