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Liberty Center Tigers
Head Coach: Greg Badenhop
Years Head Coach (current school): 13
Record (current school): 138-146
Years Head Coach (overall): 13
Record (overall): 138-146
Assistant Coaches:
Justin Frye
Logan Meyer
Doug Hinton
Aaron Shafer
League Affiliation: Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL)
Record last season: 17-8 / 6-1
Last year's playoff results: Lost in District Semi-Final to Emmanuel Christian
Top players returning:
1. Gavin Geahlen. 6’5 Senior Forward. 2-Year Letterwinner. 14.6 ppg / 9.4 rpg
1st Team All-NWOAL, 2nd Team All-District 7, 3rd Team OPSWA All-Northwest District
2. Grady Miller. 6’4 Senior Forward. 1-Year Letterwinner. 7.5 ppg / 3.9 rpg
3. Camden Robinson. 6’3 Senior Guard. 1-Year Letterwinner. 8.4 ppg / 2.1 rpg
4. Blake Garber. 6’0 Senior Guard. 1-Year Letterwinner.
5. Max Walker. 6’0 Junior Forward. 1-Year Letterwinner.
6. Hunter Spangler. 6’4 Junior Post. 1-Year Letterwinner.
7. Wes Wilhelm. 5’11 Junior Guard. 1-Year Letterwinner.
8. Ethan Gray. 5’10 Sophomore Guard. 1-Year Letterwinner.
Top players lost:
1. Landen Kruse. PG. 3-Year Letterwinner. 7.6 ppg / 3.5 apg / 2.7 rpg / 2.0 spg
2. Colton Kruse. Wing. 3-Year Letterwinner. 4.3 ppg / 2.0 rpg
3. Trenton Kruse. Wing. 3-Year Letterwinner. 2.1 ppg / 2.0 rpg
New impact players:
1. Garrison Kruse. 6’2 Sophomore Forward.
2. Isaiah Badenhop. 5’11 Freshman Guard.
3. Mason Smith. 6’4 Junior Forward.
4. JT Oelkrug. 5’7 Junior Guard.
5. Will Fitzenreiter. 6’0 Senior Guard.
6. Thomas Mohler. 6’0 Junior Forward.
7. Kaden Kreinbrink. 6’1 Junior Wing.
Twitter:
@lctigerhoops
Final Comments:
Strengths for the Upcoming Season:
We return our leading scorer & rebounder (Gavin Geahlen) along with our 2nd & 3rd leading scorers (Grady Miller & Camden Robinson). All 3 of them are versatile in that they have the size to play inside & the skill to score from the perimeter. We’ll lean on the scoring versatility & leadership of those 3 all season. We should also be very deep. When fully healthy, we’ll have 12-13 guys battling for varsity minutes. We may end up with a few guys playing JV who also have roles on varsity just to be sure they’re getting enough minutes to continue developing each night.
Weaknesses for the Upcoming Season:
With the graduation of the Kruse triplets (Landen, Colton, & Trenton), our perimeter defense becomes a concern. Those 3 individuals made us elite defensively on the perimeter for the past few years. Landen Kruse was also our 3-year starter at PG so attempting to replace him will be crucial to our success this season.
Overall Outlook:
We return a lot of talent from last year’s NWOAL championship team & are excited about some of the newcomers that we’ll add this year. Our kids now have a new standard & level of expectations headed in 2024-25. We are once again hoping to build off the tremendous success of our football team. We’re going to get a late start so getting our “basketball legs” back as quickly as possible will be a large factor in our success.
Head Coach: Greg Badenhop
Years Head Coach (current school): 13
Record (current school): 138-146
Years Head Coach (overall): 13
Record (overall): 138-146
Assistant Coaches:
Justin Frye
Logan Meyer
Doug Hinton
Aaron Shafer
League Affiliation: Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL)
Record last season: 17-8 / 6-1
Last year's playoff results: Lost in District Semi-Final to Emmanuel Christian
Top players returning:
1. Gavin Geahlen. 6’5 Senior Forward. 2-Year Letterwinner. 14.6 ppg / 9.4 rpg
1st Team All-NWOAL, 2nd Team All-District 7, 3rd Team OPSWA All-Northwest District
2. Grady Miller. 6’4 Senior Forward. 1-Year Letterwinner. 7.5 ppg / 3.9 rpg
3. Camden Robinson. 6’3 Senior Guard. 1-Year Letterwinner. 8.4 ppg / 2.1 rpg
4. Blake Garber. 6’0 Senior Guard. 1-Year Letterwinner.
5. Max Walker. 6’0 Junior Forward. 1-Year Letterwinner.
6. Hunter Spangler. 6’4 Junior Post. 1-Year Letterwinner.
7. Wes Wilhelm. 5’11 Junior Guard. 1-Year Letterwinner.
8. Ethan Gray. 5’10 Sophomore Guard. 1-Year Letterwinner.
Top players lost:
1. Landen Kruse. PG. 3-Year Letterwinner. 7.6 ppg / 3.5 apg / 2.7 rpg / 2.0 spg
2. Colton Kruse. Wing. 3-Year Letterwinner. 4.3 ppg / 2.0 rpg
3. Trenton Kruse. Wing. 3-Year Letterwinner. 2.1 ppg / 2.0 rpg
New impact players:
1. Garrison Kruse. 6’2 Sophomore Forward.
2. Isaiah Badenhop. 5’11 Freshman Guard.
3. Mason Smith. 6’4 Junior Forward.
4. JT Oelkrug. 5’7 Junior Guard.
5. Will Fitzenreiter. 6’0 Senior Guard.
6. Thomas Mohler. 6’0 Junior Forward.
7. Kaden Kreinbrink. 6’1 Junior Wing.
Twitter:
@lctigerhoops
Final Comments:
Strengths for the Upcoming Season:
We return our leading scorer & rebounder (Gavin Geahlen) along with our 2nd & 3rd leading scorers (Grady Miller & Camden Robinson). All 3 of them are versatile in that they have the size to play inside & the skill to score from the perimeter. We’ll lean on the scoring versatility & leadership of those 3 all season. We should also be very deep. When fully healthy, we’ll have 12-13 guys battling for varsity minutes. We may end up with a few guys playing JV who also have roles on varsity just to be sure they’re getting enough minutes to continue developing each night.
Weaknesses for the Upcoming Season:
With the graduation of the Kruse triplets (Landen, Colton, & Trenton), our perimeter defense becomes a concern. Those 3 individuals made us elite defensively on the perimeter for the past few years. Landen Kruse was also our 3-year starter at PG so attempting to replace him will be crucial to our success this season.
Overall Outlook:
We return a lot of talent from last year’s NWOAL championship team & are excited about some of the newcomers that we’ll add this year. Our kids now have a new standard & level of expectations headed in 2024-25. We are once again hoping to build off the tremendous success of our football team. We’re going to get a late start so getting our “basketball legs” back as quickly as possible will be a large factor in our success.