The NFHS is proud to name Fred Lorensen of PCM High School of Monroe, Iowa as the 2017-18 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year!

Impacting young people's lives, teaching the value of winning and losing with grace and showing respect for opponents - these are all qualities of a fantastic coach. Coach Fred Lorensen of PCM High School of Monroe, IA exemplifies them all! His dedication to the betterment of young people's lives is what keeps him going each day. The NFHS couldn't be prouder to recognize Fred Lorensen as the 2017-18 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year!

School: PCM High School

Seasons Coaching: 38 | State Championships: 1

Coaching Highlights: Iowa Boys Class 1A Coach of the Year (1987), qualified for the Iowa State Basketball Tournament 10 times (reached Final 4 at 6 of the 10), won or shared 13 conference championships (10 outright, 3 shared)

Philosophy of Athletics

Coach Lorensen has spent the past 43 years coaching middle school and/or high school athletics. He believes that he has been given the opportunity to be a role model and mentor to the young men and women that he has had the opportunity to coach. In coaching, you get to share some of the most exciting and some of the most disappointing times of our student athletes' lives. In either case, it is such a great opportunity to impact young kids. He hopes to have taught them how to both win with grace and lose with dignity, and also to show respect for their opponents. He feels that if he has been able to be a positive role model to his players for all of these years, it has been a very worthwhile venture and feels truly blessed to have been in this profession.

See all of the 2017-18 National Coach of the Year recipients by viewing our press release.