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Former Seattle U star that turned down the NBA still coaching at North Kitsap
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In 1958, the Seattle University men's basketball team made headlines when they advanced to the National Championship game.
Seattle U, led by NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor, lost to Kentucky in the finals. Nearly seven decades later and one of the stars from that Seattle U team is still living out his hoops dreams.
Over the past decade the North Kitsap boy's basketball team has become one of the top teams in the state. Head coach Scott Orness has won more than 300 games, eight straight league titles, and 54 straight games at home. He also coached North Kitsap to their first state title in 2020.
"I get goose bumps just thinking about it and, you know, I think it was a week later everything shut down in the state. COVID, you know, shut down all the schools and so just to have the opportunity was a blessing," Scott Orness said.
Scott's son, Cade, was an eighth grader that season and is now one of the top players in the state.
"One thing I always try to do when I get on the court is make everyone around me better," Cade said.
"The way he sees the game. I would say I can just completely trust him on the floor, his decision making," Scott Orness said.
Last season, Cade broke the school's single-season assist record. This season he joined the prestigious 1,000 career points club, and he's only a junior.
"He's an all-time great for North Kitsap, there's no doubt about that," said assistant coach Jim Harney.
Coming from the all-time great, that's high praise.
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https://www.king5.com/article/sports/jim-harney-coaching-north-kitsap-basketball/281-dbee82d9-7c4c-4f4a-be49-a531a437c217