Hillsborough’s Courtney Tierney is the Central Jersey Sports Radio girls’ basketball Coach of the Year for 2023-24. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
With a starting five that projected to be comprised of two seniors and three freshmen before the season opened December 14th, expectations might have been an open-ended question for the Hillsborough girls’ basketball team in 2023-24.
They took some lumps early, with a 1-2 start that included losses to the top two teams in Somerset County, Rutgers Prep and Gill St. Bernard’s. But the Raiders continued undeterred, and eventually turned their season into a championship one.
Hillsborough wound up taking down Elizabeth on their home court to win the North 2, Group 4 title, earning the program its first-ever state section trophy. For shepherding her team through a challenging season, and bringing home some hardware they’ve never had before, head coach Courtney Tierney is the Central Jersey Sports Radio girls’ basketball Coach of the Year for 2023-24.
The Raiders also cracked the 20-win plateau for the first time in three seasons under Tierney, finishing 21-9. Their season ended with a loss to Morristown in the Group 4 semifinals.
Click below to hear third-year head coach Courtney Tierney talk about the Hillsbrough girls’ basketball team’s 2023-24 season:
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