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The Trinity Shamrocks Girls Basketball team is off to their best start in nearly two decades, large in part due to a complete buy-in from the players into their new head coach, two-time NBA champion Norris Cole. The six-year NBA veteran who has played professionally overseas as recently as last year, never thought coaching was in his cards. However, the opportunity with the Shamrocks emerged through his wife who happens to be from the Central Pennsylvania area, and from there he's never looked back.
“Basketball has taken me many places. I'm blessed to have a school to give me the opportunity. I'm blessed to have a bunch of young ladies who listen and who want to get better," said Cole. "I didn't know I had [coaching] in me until this opportunity, you just have to be ready when the opportunity presents itself, and then you let your gifts shine."
Following the firing of long-time coach Kristi Britten and the sudden resignation due to medical reasons of Kevin Dupes, Trinity has tabbed a big name to coach girls basketball for the 2025-2026 season. The school announced that Norris Cole, who played in the NBA from 2011 to 2016, will take on the role of interim head coach of the ‘Rocks girls basketball team.
Cole won two NBA championships alongside LeBron James and the Miami Heat while also having stops with the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder before playing overseas in Egypt, France, Israel, Puerto Rico, and Spain. He has also worked camps and clinics since retirement.
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Clutch Points: "Our 2013 team, I like our chances against anybody. People don't talk about that team when they start talking about the best teams [in NBA history]." Norris Cole on the 66-16 Miami Heat championship team. Do you agree? 🤔 (via "Run Your Race", @TidalLeague) pic.twitter.com/wrMHVWozNj
"Our 2013 team, I like our chances against anybody. People don't talk about that team when they start talking about the best teams [in NBA history]."
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 12, 2024
Norris Cole on the 66-16 Miami Heat championship team. Do you agree? 🤔
(via "Run Your Race", @TidalLeague) pic.twitter.com/wrMHVWozNj
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