Top Players

• 6-4 SOPH Brandon Bass, Jr.
• 7-0 SOPH Sinan Huan
• 6-3 JR Samuel Shoptaw

Lakers At A Glance

Coach Brian Hoff’s outfit graduated only two seniors from a team that reached the state-title game, and will build around a highly-regarded duo of sophomores that includes leading scorer 6-4 SOPH Brandon Bass, Jr. (17.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg) and 7-0 SOPH Sinan Huan (6.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.7 blocks). Transfer arrivals include 6-3 JR Samuel Shoptaw (10 ppg, 2.2 apg at Valdosta Lowndes GA), 6-5 SOPH Ian Parham (Calvary Christian) and 6-5 JR Malachi Martis (Calvary Christian). … Huan helped China’s U16 team to a third-place finish at the FIBA Asian Junior Championship in Qatar, posting 14 points and 11 rebounds in an 87-59 rout of the Philippines.