The Dragons Girls Basketball team are going to have their third head coach in three seasons this upcoming winter.
Orion coach Kevin Kopec was let go a few weeks ago after
serving one season in the Varsity ranks. He has been very successful coaching
the Junior Varsity until last season.
Kopec took over the team for Steve Roberts whom
was let go following the turmoil that has effected the program last season. He has been
with the Dragons Girls Basketball program since 2007 and has been around the
Basketball world since 2002.
The Dragons had a tough season going 8-13, losing 59-33 to
Waterford Kettering in the pre-district. Orion was ranked one of the top teams
in Oakland County to start the season but they struggled off the bat,
especially in the White where they finished third at 5-5 behind Bloomfield
Hills and Royal Oak.
Kopec had some adversity issues in his only season as the
Varsity Coach. Orion had two setbacks during the season, Maddie Novak transferred
to Birmingham Detroit Country Day and Cameron Coltrin being injured in the
middle of the season.
The Dragons also had some issues offensively during the
season, including games where they couldn’t score. There were three games that
Orion scored under 25 points, all of which were losses (15 vs Stoney Creek,
22 vs Bloomfield Hills, and 24 vs Lapeer.)
Whomever the new coach will be next season will have a ton
of talent in Coltrin, Sophie Canine, Tessa Nuss, Paytin Shadaia, Sophie
Wyborski, Shannon Falter, Lauryn Van Loon and Sydney Strenger returning.
Thoughts.
This was a surprising move to let Kopec go. Kopec was trying to build a program and
tried to change a culture that has gone through so much turmoil the last few
seasons.
It will be interesting whom gets the job at Orion. The
Dragons have a solid Junior Varsity and Freshman programs, not to mention the
Middle School programs at Scripps, Waldon, and Oakview are also solid as well
so it’s a good job.
Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing
story.
