Wynford Royals 2023-24 Boys Basketball Preview

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Wynford Royals

Head Coach: Mike Smith
Years Head Coach (current school): 2
Record (current school): 18-27
Years Head Coach (overall): 2
Record (overall): 18-27

Assistant Coaches:
Alex Crall (Varsity Assistant)
Nate Smith (JV Coach)
Thad Hensel (Freshman Coach)
Karson Kimmel (8th Grade)
Gavin Burris (7th Grade)

League Affiliation: Northern 10 Conference
Record last season: 13-10 overall, 8-6 N10
Scoring Offense: 61
Scoring Defense: 57
Last year's playoff results: 0-1, lost 47-54 to Genoa

Team's style of offense: Mainly 5-Out, some 4 around 1
Team's style of defense: Man-To-Man, some pressing

Top players returning:
PG: DREW JOHNSON (JR. 5.9 ppg, 2.5 rbs., 1.3 ast, 0.7 stl.)
SG: WESTON PRENGER (JR. 12.3 ppg, 4.1 rbs, 2.6 ast, 1.1 stl.)
Honorable Mention N10, Honorable Mention District 6, Honorable Mention All-Northwest District
SF: GRANT MCGUIRE (SR. 13.0 ppg, 7.0 rbs, 3.0 ast, 1.2 stl)
N10 1st Team, 2nd Team District 6, 3rd Team All-Northwest District, Honorable Mention ALL OHIO
PF: ASHTON WARREN (SR. 5.9 ppg, 2.8 rbs, 1.9 ast, 0.9 stl)
C: SAM MCMILLAN (SR. 11.0 ppg, 11.7 rbs, 1.8 ast, 1.4 stl)
N10 2nd Team, 1st Team District 6, 2nd Team All-Northwest District, Special Mention ALL OHIO

Top players lost:
Cainen Allen (12 ppg, 5 ast/game)
Austin Bindner

New impact players:
JAMES RINDFUSS (SR. 2.6 ppg, 1.7 rbs, 0.7 ast, 0.3 stl)
ANTHONY EVANS (JR. JV STATS: 10.1 ppg, 4.7 rbs, 3.3 ast, 2.0 stl)
KJ KOTALIK (JR. JV STATS: 10.0 ppg, 10.3 rbs, 0.8 ast, 0.4 stl)
SEAN BRINDLEY (SR. JV STATS: 6.8 ppg, 4.6 rbs, 2.0 ast, 1.1 stl)
DAWSON PELTER (JR. JV STATS: 5.7 ppg, 2.0 rbs, 1.7 ast, 1.0 stl)
MICAH GREENE (SR. INJURED LAST SEASON)


Final Comments:
Strengths: Shooting, size, speed, athleticism, depth, versatility, high basketball IQ.

Weaknesses: no glaring weaknesses. One might be the desire to stop the other team every single possession rather than just trying to outscore them.

This years team will be more focused and determined to continue to build upon our winning history. We have a lot of experience returning. We are dressing 15 guys on the varsity roster this season, with all 15 players being Juniors or Seniors. Roughly 11 guys are expected to significantly contribute at the varsity level this year. If all goes to plan, this will be the 50th winning season in the history of Wynford Basketball. Our program only has 9 losing seasons in its history, which we hope to keep that way for years to come. The added depth from some JV guys coming up will be a big boost as well.
 
 
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