As Cardinal O’Hara High School’s new boys’ basketball coach, Ryan Krawczeniuk, sees nothing but potential for his team in a community totally invested in the program, writes Andrew Robinson for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“I think it’s a sleeping giant over there,” said Krawczeniuk. “A lot of people want to be invested, a lot of people want to see that program be restored. Everything has really come into place on this one and I couldn’t be more excited.”

O’Hara was in the state playoffs in 2022-23.  Last season, it finished 9-13 overall in the Catholic League.

Krawczeniuk is looking to bring some stability.

The Wilkes-Barre native was assistant coach at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania and assisted at Marywood University in Scranton.

He most recently coached the AAU team, the East Coast Power in King of Prussia.

“It’s a similar situation to what I stepped into at East Coast Power,” he said. “That was essentially a total rebuild and a chance for me to really put my stamp on that program.

Krawczeniuk will be using the offseason for internal building, establishing a culture and bringing in the right people to be around him and the kids, he said.

Read more about what’s in store for the Cardinal O’Hara Lions in The Philadelphia Inquirer.