Tri-Township hires Chris Conrad, La Lumiere-connected coach, to lead boys basketball

Tri-Township hired Chris Conrad as its new varsity boys basketball coach, putting a La Lumiere-connected name at the center of the Tigers’ next phase. Conrad spent the past seven years at La Lumiere, and both La Lumiere’s staff directory and its boys national basketball coaches page listed him as a head coach, a résumé that carries real weight in Indiana hoops.

That background matters because La Lumiere is not just another stop on a coaching resume. It is a program built around high-level player development, demanding practices and a competitive schedule that tests fundamentals every week. For Tri-Township, this hire reads like a program-identity shift: the school is not simply filling a vacancy, it is reaching for a coach who can bring structure, sharpen habits and set a clearer standard for how the Tigers want to play.

An Instagram profile associated with Conrad identifies him as Tri-Township Men’s Basketball Head Coach, underscoring that the move has been put in place. Local posts had indicated the boys coaching hire was tabled before later approval, which suggests the decision took more than one board meeting before landing. That kind of process often signals a hire with bigger implications than a routine offseason replacement.

The timing also fits a broader athletic reset at Tri-Township. Todd Grace was appointed athletic director effective after Rick Snodgrass’s retirement at the end of the school year, so the basketball move came inside a larger shift in leadership. The Tigers are not only changing the face of the boys program; they are moving through a department-wide transition that could reshape expectations across the school.

In a small-school setting like Tri-Township, Conrad’s next job will be practical as much as symbolic. The coach who comes from a prep-school environment is expected to understand how to maximize limited roster depth, develop guards and wings, and make every practice rep count. Over the next one to two seasons, that should show up in cleaner offensive spacing, more consistent skill work and a sharper team identity, even before the win total catches up.

The program already has a basketball history to lean on. Tri-Township planned a Feb. 27 court dedication at the Tiger Den honoring former boys basketball coach Bill Berger and former volleyball coach Ken Roslansky, a reminder that coaching legacy still carries real value there. Conrad now steps into that tradition with the kind of background that can raise the ceiling if the fit holds.