Former Wayne State Coach headed to Norfolk

Brent Pollari was announced as head girls basketball coach for Norfolk

April 24, 2025Updated: April 24, 2025
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

NORFOLK - A former college coach is heading to high school to take over at a Class A school.

Norfolk Public Schools announced Thursday that Brent Pollari has been named head coach of their girls basketball program.

Pollari comes to the Panthers after spending seven seasons as head coach of the Wayne State women's program, where he was 75-103.

He has 25 years of coaching experience at every level of college basketball, and at the high school and middle school levels.

He's taking over a program that hasn't finished a season over .500 since 2019-20. The Lady Panthers were 7-16 last season. Their previous head coach, Ben Ries, stepped down to begin his second run as head boys' basketball coach at Norfolk.

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