Aspire Academy is the newest high school basketball team in Louisville. Head coach Jeremy Kipness talks about win over Orangeville Prep. Sam Upshaw Jr./Louisville Courier Journal
The clock read 5:59 a.m. when an impatient shout echoed through a sleepy, silent gymnasium at DeSales High School: “Bring it in!”
Aspire Academy’s players were scheduled to start practice at 5:30 a.m. They didn’t all make it.
Coach Jeremy Kipness was not pleased.
“There’s a certain time you’re supposed to be ready, and you’re not ready,” Kipness told players circling on the court.