Mike Connolly enters his 7th year as head coach of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorn Men's Basketball Program. Coach Connolly comes to Lethbridge via Medicine Hat where he was the Rattlers Men's Basketball Coach for two years, where he led the team to two consecutive ACAC Bronze Medal finishes. Coach Connolly was also a 2 time ACAC Coach of the Year during his tenure at Medicine Hat College. No stranger to the CIS Connolly has 9 years experience as an assistant coach, spending 6 years with former Pronghorn bench boss Ken Olynyk at the University of Toronto and spending 3 years as assistant coach at the University of Victoria under Guy Vetrie. Coach Connolly was a part of the University of Victoria's National Championship team in 1997. Coach Connolly also has spent four years as a coach with Basketball Alberta. Connolly coached the 2001 and 2005 Alberta Canada Games team and also coached the 2002 and 2004 Juvenile teams at the Canadian Championships. He coached the 2001 Canada Games team to a hard fought bronze medal. This team featured future Canadian all stars such as Jermaine Bucknor, Jimmy Baldersen, Phil Sudol, Nick Baldwin and Chris Wright.
Coach Connolly known for his rough, gritty, hard and banging style of basketball as a player at the University of Lakehead has installed this work ethic and desire into the horns. A take no prisoner attitude is apparent at all horns practices and in turn is translated into games. Coach Connolly’s young squad looks very promising next y ear and has a definite shot to make Canada West Playoffs. A hard working technical specialist Coach Connolly will have the horns prepared and ready next year as they drive towards the mountain division crown. Scotty Mac Basketball Camps would like to thank Coach Connolly for volunteering to coach, instruct and run one full day of camps
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