Show Mens Men's Basketball is Under Way by ky Clarke Caldwell Cald Staff Welter The 97 1996 Mens Men's Basketball team is gearing up for a abrand abrand abrand brand new season of exciting action- action packed basketball With only one week until their first game on November 1st Head Coach Norm Parrish is preparing his team in anticipation of improving on last years year's season where they went 16 15 The team began practicing October 1st working on such things as basic fundamentals offensive sets and team defense The team practices for about two and a half hours each day with an additional hour for weight lifting from Monday through Saturday Practices are going pretty well said Coach Parrish The kids are working fairly hard Its It's a little ragged but its it's still really early and we have a lot of kids Well We'll just have to see what transpires Parrish continued A lot of guys are slow right now said Travis Homer a sophomore guard but after the first game or so things will go faster and more smooth The teams team's roster as of October held eight Freshman and eight Sophomores Were doing alright so far fart said Brent Joseph a 66 freshman for for- ward We uWe are really young this year and we have a couple guys coming back from last year I think well we'll have a good team Working together and playing as a team is essential to a successful basketball basketball basketball bas bas- team which is something the players and coaches are trying to build Were still working on molding together said sophomore guard Isaac Sojourner People are getting banged up but they're working hard Weve We've got a pretty good group and should be very competitive The teams team's getting better Coach Parrish in his fifth season coaching expects to have a great season season sea sea- son get a lot of wins and play very competitively with any team We have a lot of confidence in our coaching staff said Sojourner I think that's where it all starts People will be surprised said Coach Parrish The league is really fun competitive athletic and high scoring Its It's going to be exciting to watch We should have a great winning season said Joseph I think well we'll be going to the National Championship in Kansas opens play at Western Wyoming on Nov 1 Their first fast home game is Nov 7 against Central Arizona The Bruins open region play on Dec 14 ag Utah Valley State College and will host two Invitational Tournaments The first is on Nov 1516 1516 1516 15 16 and the second runs from Jan 3 Region 18 Tournament will beheld beheld be beheld held March 5 ri l lF F I A 1 w p- p j S H If x i Head Coach Norm Parrish and the Mens Men's Basketball team look to make a return trip to Kansas |