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The men’s basketball team will start off the season on November 3rd at Mount St. Marys. We were presented with a little preview of the season after speaking with first year head coach, Chad Dickman. Coach Dickman feels that “the men’s basketball team will have to rebuild from several significant losses off last year’s team”. One of the key losses is Chris Cook, he was the conference player of the year. Cook will be joining the Blazers as a Graduate Assistant Coach. Last year the Blazers also graduated their best leader, Terrell Buyck. They also have to replace a versatile 4-year player, Reggie Daniels. “All three started most of the games last year and were great role models for the younger guys on the team”, expressed Coach Dickman.
Coach Dickman believes that it is way too early to tell who the most valuable newcomers will be for the Blazers. The Blazers are looking to be bigger, deeper, and more skilled than they have been in the recent years. Although there are a lot of players who have never stepped foot on the court in a college game. The Blazers are going to rely on the leadership and experience from our veterans: Davon Hill, Trevor Magnuski, and Tanner Ruths.
Fans can definitely expect the same, aggressive, up-temp style of play that the Blazers have incorporated in previous years. However, Coach Dickman states that they will play different on offense. Coach Dickman said the Blazers might face some bumps early on in the season but they will gain experience as a whole. The Blazers hope to continue to get better each day and will be playing their best basketball in January and February. Coach Dickman is happy with how practice has gone and he states that all the guys have committed to improving individually and gelling as a team. He sees a lot of potential for these guys and the entire coaching staff is excited about the future of Blazer basketball.
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