by Tim Baldi
Staff Writer
This week, I interviewed Don Rekoske, head coach of the men’s varsity basketball team about his goals for the season.
So coach, how has your season been going so far?
So far it’s going real well, we’re 7-3. We’re ranked just outside the top 25 at number 27 in the country.
[There are a] lot of seniors on this year’s team, a group of guys that I’ve really enjoyed coaching. A lot of these guys have played for me for four years. A couple of them are transfers that have played for me as juniors and seniors. We have a good group of guys, good chemistry. It’s been a real pleasure to work with this group.
Editors Note: As of Dec. 6, the Lions are ranked number 25 in the country.
Who are the team’s top players?
We have three all-conference players returning. We are a very balanced team first of all, but we still have our go-to guys. Senior forward center Scott Newton is the league’s runner-up MVP. Junior forward center Astral Guerrier and Senior forward Keith Bauer are second team all-conference players that are returning. Senior guard Dominique Clements has come in this year as a redshirt giving us a nice sixth man off the bench averaging about 11 points a game. Beyond that, Senior point guard Demond [Craig] has had a really good year so far as [point guard]. He’s been a four-year starter for us. That’s always a real luxury to have a kid play [point guard] that’s been a four-year starter. He’s been very productive. Senior guard Xavierian McCall really gets it done on both ends of the floor.
What are the team’s strengths and weaknesses?
Well, we have weaknesses; we’re still a work in progress. We’ve been trying to address those weaknesses over these past 10 days.