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Fishers coach Garrett Winegar led Fishers to a state championship and an 83-3 record over past three season. He is leaving for Iowa United Prep.
After a historic run leading the Fishers boys basketball program, Garrett Winegar is moving on. Winegar told his team Monday that he was leaving Fishers to join the coaching staff at Iowa United Prep, a relatively new program based out of Des Moines, Iowa, which plays in the Nike EYBL Scholastic circuit during the school year and on the Nike circuit in the summer. Winegar led Fishers to a 132-25 record in six seasons, including an 83-3 record with a Class 4A state championship two years ago and a state runner-up last season over the last three seasons.
The Tigers were ranked No. 1 this season and carried a 24-0 record into the sectional championship before losing 50-49 to Carmel. Winegar, 34, said the opportunity to coach on a national stage was appealing.
He will coach the freshmen and sophomore team at Iowa Prep – the “Orange” team – and former IU guard Keith Smart will coach the junior and senior team, which is the “Black” team. Winegar said he will also help with the Black team depending on the travel schedule. “It was a difficult decision, but I take pride in leaving the program in a better place than I found it,” said Winegar, a native of Rochester who started out coaching under J.
R. Holmes at Bloomington South and Criss Beyers at Warren Central. “I love the people in the building, and we had some great players and parents.