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LAFAYETTE Training Results
Player Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Joseph Hubbard 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 6
Byron Shores 6 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 2 20
Ben Miele 1 4 4 4 5 9 4 0 2 7 3 2 0 1 2 7
Rob Prendergast 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 1 6
Kurt Ritchie 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 6 10 2 2 8 1 10 4 28
Woody Carrasquillo 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 4
Matthew Ackerman 5 4 2 6 3 1 1 0 2 10 3 4 1 2 2 9
Rodney Lundgren 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 6
Thomas Lucy 3 8 3 11 3 5 1 4 1 3 9 2 2 4 0 8
Jeffrey Hampton 8 2 2 2 2 2 8 4 2 2 2 2 0 6 4 18
Carlton McFadden 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 4 1 12
Jonathan Baldwin 2 3 3 3 1 2 6 8 8 1 2 2 0 4 1 12
Jon Woods 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 1 2 3 0 10
Matt Robles 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 7 3 3 1 13 1 3 1 13
Asdrubal Cruz 6 1 1 0 2 1 11 6 8 1 2 1 1 2 1 7
The combination of a skilled coaching staff and improving facilities is allowing Lafayette players to reach more of their potential. That's exciting to see.
Three starters return from last year's team, and all three earned some level of All-Conference recognition.
Center
Matt Robles was one of the best stories to come out of the 2020/21 season. Now a junior, Robles emerged as a productive scorer and rebounder.
Robles, a first team selection, is only a fair defensive player. That can't be said about
Asdrubal Cruz, who steps into the starting lineup at the four as
Graham Sims' lineup takes on a more traditional look this season. Cruz averaged nearly the same number of points and rebounds last season as the first big man off the bench.
Thomas Lucy, last season's Freshman of the Year, returns on the wing. He made 35.5% of his three-point attempts last year, but that aspect of his game improved greatly during camp. He was a second team All-Patriot League selection last season.
The other wing will be senior
Matthew Ackerman, the team's top returning scorer and the third All-Conference returnee. The English import worked hard on his defense during camp, and has matured into a lockdown defender.
Sims trusted junior point guard
Ben Miele to cover for injured players during his first two years at Lafayette. Miele made 28 starts over that period, demonstrating the ability to make the offense hum and shooting well enough to remain a threat. He is also a good defender.
Freshman
Byron Shores looks like he'll be a very good player, and he'll get a chance to show what he can do early on. He and senior
Rob Prendergast will be integral parts of the rotation, and they have complementary skills: Shores should be a scorer, while Prendergast is more of a facilitator and defensive anchor.
Which reserve big men will make a major impact? Will it be junior
Jonathan Baldwin, with his defense and rebounding? Will it be freshman
Kurt Ritchie, a more promising version of the same kind of player? Or will it be
Jeffrey Hampton, another first year, who has more offensive potential?
Carlton McFadden and
Rodney Lundgren are also available for reserve duty on the wing.
Last year's Leopards were successful, winning 28 games, capturing another Patriot League championship, and reaching the Sweet Sixteen. For all its success, however, that team didn't
feel like a
Graham Sims team. The 2021/22 Leopards should be more formidable defensively, but at the same time, there are proven scorers on the roster, too.
Let's see how it turns out, shall we?