Prep Sports Report: Cooper Basketball Teams Begin Practice with New Head Coaches
By Terry Boehmker, NKyTribune sports reporter
The first day of preseason practice for Kentucky high school basketball has begun, with the Cooper teams that won boys and girls 9th Region championships last season starting under new head coaches.
Cooper school officials did not renew boys head coach Tim Sullivan's contract after the 2024-25 season. Additionally, they replaced girls head coach Justin Holthaus with former college assistant coach Christian Prohaska.
Prohaska takes over a program where Holthaus compiled a 128-30 record, won four consecutive 9th Region championships, and made it to the state tournament semifinals twice.
The Cooper girls team has four returning starters, including point guard Addyson Brissey and swing player Haylee Noel, who had team-high averages of 16.4 points and 7.5 rebounds last season.
Author's summary: Cooper basketball teams start practice with new coaches.