Lake Norman Girls Basketball Wins Observer Coach & Team of the year

McKenzie Graham is the 2025 Observer girls’ Coach of the Year. Graham has lead Lake Norman Girls Basketball to two NCHSAA 4A State Championship finals winning the 2025 NCHSAA 4A Girls Basketball Championship on March 15.

Coach Graham is a Lake Norman alumni and a former player for the Lady Wildcats graduating in 2007 before attending the University of South Carolina. Since being named as head coach of the Lady Wildcats in 2017 Coach Graham has 156 career wins, seven playoff appearances, and one state championship with an overall coaching record of 156-53.

The Lake Norman Girls Basketball team is the 2025 Observer girls’ Team of the Year.

The Lady Wildcats have been knocking on the door of a state title the last two seasons. In 2023 they made it to the state finals but fell to Panther Creek 75-65.

Their only goal was to make it back to the finals in 2024. They achieved that goal but fell to Charlotte Catholic 51-44.

This season however the Lady Wildcats left no doubt going 30-1 this past season and defeating Wakefield on a final game winning two point shot 53-51.

They ended their season on a 22 game winning streak and didn’t lose to a single North Carolina team all season.

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