Pinecrest Academy Names New Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach

Pinecrest Athletics is pleased to announce that Jonathan Oshinski has been named Varsity Girls Head Basketball Coach for Pinecrest Academy. Mr. Oshinski steps in to replace Coach Ken Lacey, who announced his retirement from the Basketball program earlier this year, after four winning seasons and three trips to the State Playoffs.
 
Mr. Oshinski assumes his role as Head Coach for the Varsity Girls Basketball team after serving as 7th Grade Boys Basketball Coach for Pinecrest for the 2016-2017 season, and as 7th and 8th Grade Boys Basketball Coach during the 2017-2018 season. As Middle School Basketball Coach, he led the 7th grade team in winning the Metro 10 Boys Basketball Championship in 2017, and he coached the 8th grade team all the way to the Metro 10 Finals in 2018.
 
A Pinecrest Academy alumnus, Mr. Oshinski attended Pinecrest from fourth through twelfth grades, graduating in 2010. He then attended The University of Georgia, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education. While at UGA, he served as Student Manager for Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Andy Landers, and the UGA Women’s Basketball program, during the 2013-2015 seasons.
 
Prior to joining Pinecrest Academy in Fall 2015, Oshinski taught and coached for Oconee County High School, serving as Assistant Coach for the Varsity Girls and JV Girls Basketball teams.
 
In addition to his coaching duties at Pinecrest, Mr. Oshinski serves as P.E. Teacher for all Middle School Students, as well as, Assistant Summer Camps Coordinator.
 
“Pinecrest Athletics is looking forward to Jonathan’s leadership of the Varsity Girls Basketball program, and I feel confident that he’ll be able to continue the success that Coach Lacey brought to the Varsity Girls program,” said Chris Kane, Pinecrest Academy Athletic Director.
 
“I am incredibly excited about this new opportunity to coach the Varsity Girls Basketball team at Pinecrest Academy! It is a program that has developed a reputation of success, and I am really looking forward to building on that tradition of excellence,” commented Coach Jonathan Oshinski.

“Much hard work and dedication has helped get this program to the level it is today, and it is through that same effort that we will continue to achieve great things for Pinecrest’s Varsity Girls program,” Oshinski continued.