EAST LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — There’s already one Keeler Court at Tri Unity Christian High School but if there were to be a second, it should be at the Breslin Center.
Coach Mark Keeler has taken the Defenders to 16 state semifinal appearances and with a win on Thursday, he finds himself in his fifth-straight state final. It was clear this team was ready — they opened with a 20-6 run and never looked back.
“This is nothing new to us,” senior Noah Silverton said. “I feel like we play our game, we trust each other, I trust my point guards, I trust my bigs, I trust everybody and they trust me. I feel like the hot start came from us trusting each other and working hard.”
The win is a bit bittersweet. It means no matter what happens Saturday, Mark Keeler will coach his final game with this team.
“You know to have it at this stage, it’s unbelievable. I’m so happy,” Keeler told News 8. “I’m happy for them, happy for me, happy for our community.”
Keeler has accomplished plenty in his time as the head coach of Tri Unity Christian. There’s one thing that’s avoided him: winning back-to-back state titles. He has one more crack at that accolade this Saturday.
