Suffolk VIII boys basketball preview
Stony Brook's Andrew Daniel reacts as his team goes to halftime with a 28-13 lead over Friends Academy. (March 5, 2013) Credit: James Escher
SUFFOLK VIII
1. STONY BROOK BEARS
Coach: Mike Hickey
Key players
F Andrew Daniel 6-6
G Asaiah Wilson 5-11
G Brandon Odom 6-0
F Michael Dingammadji 6-5
G Chase Audige 6-3
Outlook: Daniel (county rebounding leader) and Wilson (three-point shooter) lead way.
2. PIERSON WHALERS
Coach: Dan White
Key players
G Forrest Loesch 6-0
G Ian Barrett 6-0
G Sean Sloane 5-10
F Duncan Bennett 6-3
F Robbie Evjen 6-3
Outlook: Good shooting team, led by Loesch and Barrett (18 ppg each).
3. GREENPORT PORTERS
Coach: Ev Corwin
Key players
G Gavin Dibble 5-10
G Tim Stevens 5-10
C Austin Hooks 6-4
F Brian Tuthill 6-0
G Angel Colon 6-0
Outlook: Dibble (16 ppg, 8 apg) runs show.
4. SOUTHOLD FIRST SETTLERS
Coach: Phil Reed
Key players
G Liam Walker 6-1
G Kenji Fujita 5-10
G Shayne Johnson 6-0
F Alex Toliwoda 5-11
F Kevin McGough 5-11
Outlook: They like to apply ball pressure.
5. SHELTER ISLAND INDIANS
Coach: Michael Mundy
Key players
G Riley Willumson 6-0
G Matthew BeltCappellino 6-0
F Nathan Mundy 6-0
F Matthew Dunning 6-0
C Tristan Wissemann 6-3
Outlook: Wisseman is an inside force; BeltCappellino has three-point range.
6. ROSS COSMOS
Coach: Kevin O'Halloran
Key players
F Jiahiu Guo 6-1
G Leonard Cheng 6-1
G Sage Elsesser
Outlook: Guo is the only returnee.
7. BRIDGEHAMPTON KILLER BEES
Coach: Carl Johnson
Key players
G Josh Lamison
F Elijah Jackson
G Jerome Walker
G Henry Katz
F Anajae Lamb
Outlook: Lamison needs help to return to playoffs.
8. SMITHTOWN CHRISTIAN KNIGHTS
Coach: Daniel Skaritka
Key players
G Charles Bellini 6-1
C Connor McCabe 6-6
F Caelan McCabe 6-3
G Corey Collins 5-10
F Cody Collins 6-3
Outlook: Return of Cody Collins (broken ankle) helps. Caelan McCabe (21 ppg) leads offense.
9. KNOX FALCONS
Coach: Walter Townes
Key players
F Adrian Luo 6-2
F Michael Lin 6-0
G Bassim Collins 6-0
G Louis Chen 5-9
G Enrique Morales 5-10
Outlook: Averaging only 25 points through first four games, without a double-digit scorer.
