Nov.15, 2011
Well, the 2011-12 season is officially here! We host Averett University tonight at 7 p.m. in Nininger Hall.
I hope the students will come out and fill the Nininger NUTS section and be the 6th MAN that every basketball team needs.
We travelled to High Point University this past weekend and played a very talented yet underrated HPU team. They had two all-conference guards (Nick Barbour & Shay Shine) and one of the BEST college athletes in the country in Corey Law (6’6” 225 lb).
Our guys played hard in front of a great college basketball crowd. We did not shoot well from the floor even though we had open looks, but we were able to compete on the boards, which is a concern because of our size. We had several young guys step up and play well against HPU. It is always good for us to play a Division 1 opponent early in the season. The team works hard in the preseason and this is a good way to reward them, yet remind them we have a ways to go as a team.
Averett is a very athletic team that has four guys who are between 6-3 and 6-5 and they can score inside and outside. They like to get up and down the floor so, it is imperative that we communicate and stop the ball in transition defense. Also, we have to do an excellent job of rebounding because they have so many athletes going to the offensive glass. Offensively we have to attack to score yet be patient to take a GREAT shot instead of a good shot.
I hope to see you and all of the BC fans in Nininger Hall tonight at 7 p.m.
