(La Porte County, IN) - A former high school and collegiate basketball standout is the new boys’ varsity basketball coach at New Prairie High School.

 

Drew Lutz starred at Penn High School where he graduated in 2019 and went on to become a two time NAIA All-American at Bethel College in Mishawaka after transferring from Incarnate Word University in San Antonio, Texas.

 

Superintendent Dr. Paul White said Lutz on every team he played for was a “coach on the floor.”

 

“His strategic understanding of the game is very advanced and beyond what is typical for a newer coach,” he said.

 

Lutz was previously an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at New College of Florida, another NAIA school.

 

He said becoming a head basketball coach has been a dream and even more so in his home state of Indiana.

 

“I am grateful for the opportunity,” he said.

 

His hiring was unanimously approved last night by the New Prairie School Board.