Kyle Giorgi

Hibbing Bluejackets Boys Basketball Head Coach
PE, Health, Business Teacher @ NKHS

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

@JohnCarrier42 Me!

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

Congrats @ray_brau! You deserve it!

[Ray Brau @ray_brau]

After a great visit with @CoachBits42 and staff, I am grateful to receive an offer from Michigan Tech University.

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

@CherryBoysHoops @J_Christianson2 He was not only a tremendous basketball player but an outstanding teammate, competitor and good sport. All qualities that point to a bright future!

[Grant Toewe @grantoewe]

Great weekend in Hopkins and Maple Grove for the Prep Hoops Battle of the Lakes tournament. Went 4-0 and won our pool! Great work and let’s keep going!
@StarksElite @BluejacketBBall @RyanJamesMN @UnsignedMidwest

[Northstar Hoops @NorthstarHoops]

2026-27 High School Basketball: TOO EARLY Top Ten Rankings

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[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

More days in school doesn’t mean more learning.
And this isn’t opinion.
The data backs it up.
The OECD has reported that simply increasing instructional time does not improve student outcomes.
Pew Research shows there’s a wide range of instructional hours across countries, with no consistent link to performance.

If time alone worked…
the countries with the most hours would dominate.
They don’t.
In fact, students in the United States already spend more time in school than many countries.
By the end of lower secondary school, students in Finland receive about 6,300 hours of instruction.
In the United States, it’s more like 9,000+ hours.

That’s a huge difference.
And yet… more time hasn’t translated into better outcomes.
So it’s not a time problem.
It’s how we use the time.

High-performing countries don’t cut arts, PE, and music to make room for more academics.
They protect them.
Because they understand these actually help improve student learning.
Movement improves focus.
Arts build creativity and thinking.
Music strengthens cognitive development.
So while we’re trying to cram more academics into more time…

They’re building better learners.
That’s why they can do less time and still get strong results.

But we keep going back to the same thinking,
if a little is good, more must be better.

That logic doesn’t hold up anywhere else.

No coach is doubling practice time thinking it will double performance.
That’s not better training… that’s overtraining.

And overtraining doesn’t build athletes, it breaks them down.

The brain works the same way.

There’s a limit to how much it can take in before more actually starts working against you.
You don’t get better learning—you get fatigue, disengagement, and burnout.

Especially with kids.

So when we add more days without changing the experience, nothing really improves.
We’re just stretching out the same problem over a longer period of time.

We don’t need more time.
We need to use time the way kids actually learn,
not the way it gets designed by people who aren’t in the room.

[Duluth News Tribune @duluthnews]

Presenting the 2026 News Tribune All-Area Boys Basketball Team https://t.co/uu4Emkm09f

[Coach Brad Bigler @CoachBradBigler]

If I were a 2027 High School Recruit…

AAU season means limited practices. Sometimes just 1–2 per week. That’s not enough to stay in a shooting rhythm.
You’ve got to get extra work in on your own.

Early in the week: high volume shooting. Less contact, lock in on form, build consistency, get reps.

Later in the week: game speed, game like intensity. Create shots off movement, simulate real situations, and build a scoring routine from all spots.

Chase efficiency. Move around the floor. Train with purpose.

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

@BBallRoundTable Yes

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

Make that 13.

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

At the Border Battle All Star game and @ray_brau is leading the way at the half for team Minnesota with 11pts and multiple boards. @PrepHoops @MesabiTribSport @duluthnews

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

Section by Section: The Players of the Year! Congrats @ray_brau. Another well deserved honor. Proud of you! https://t.co/OaugVYPPSd

[Hibbing 🏀 Bluejackets @BluejacketBBall]

🏀 Junior Jack Bottoms brought it all season! 🔥

2nd Team Lake Superior All-Conference honors
1,000+ career points!

A Hard working, reliable player & true captain—Jack is essential to our team. 💪👏
Proud of your leadership & heart!
#CaptainJack #AllConference

[Hibbing 🏀 Bluejackets @BluejacketBBall]

🏀 Junior Ray Brau had a legendary year! 🔥

Career milestones: 2,000 points + 1,000 rebounds

One of the Lake Superior conference’s top players

1st Team All-Conference honors

Proud of you, Ray—this dedication to excellence is unreal! 👏💪
Congrats
#AllConference

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

In an outstaning section final game Ray Brau scored his 2,000 career point. It has been a pleasure to coach him the last two years and I look forward to one more! @ray_brau #2000careerpoints #GoJackets

[Hibbing 🏀 Bluejackets @BluejacketBBall]

In our section final game Ray Brau eclipsed an unbelievable accomplishment of 2,000 combined points in his Jr Year!
Congratulations Ray and we can’t wait to watch what your Senior season holds!
#GoBigBlue
#RAY2K

[Hibbing 🏀 Bluejackets @BluejacketBBall]

In our section final game Ray Brau eclipsed an unbelievable accomplishment of 2,000 combined points in his Jr Year!
Congratulations Ray and we can’t wait to watch what your Senior season holds!
#GoBigBlue
#RAY2K

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

@BluejacketBBall Love the support from our local businesses. Thanks Sammys!

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

Game moved to Friday! #section7aaafinals #GoJackets

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

Rematch of last year's section finals. Its now or never! Leave it all on the court. Play for each other! Execute the little things! #GoJackets #Together

[Kyle Giorgi @Coach_Giorgi]

Let the journey begin! #GoJackets #Believe