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MoonlightGraham · 11-01-2023, 07:12 AM

November 10, 2024

Here are your 2024/25 Lafayette College Leopards!

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LAFAYETTE  General

 Player                #  Pos   Yr    Ht   Wt  Sch  Acd  Status              Hometown
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 Micah Rodriguez       3   PG   Jr   6-3  199  Yes   38      OK            Dallas, PA
 Kenton Lashley       10   SG  Jr*   6-2  201  Yes   91      OK          Savannah, GA
 Kamari Stone         11   PG   Jr   6-2  206  Yes   68      OK         Somerdale, NJ
 Kurt Ritchie         12    C   Sr   6-9  240  Yes   98      OK           Hoboken, NJ
 Duncan Sims          14   PG   Fr   6-2  192  Yes   98      OK            Easton, PA
 Theodore Beckett     15   PF  Jr*   6-6  241  Yes   62      OK   Satellite Beach, FL
 Charles Allen        20   SG   So   6-3  203  Yes   30      OK       Lincolndale, NY
 Carter Todd          22    C   So  6-10  227  Yes   57      OK          Hillside, NJ
 Jeffrey Hampton      23   PF   Sr   6-7  230  Yes   42      OK            Wausau, WI
 Carlos Arreola       25   SF   Fr   6-5  234   No   42      OK          San Jose, CA
 Joseph Gonzales      31   SG   So   6-1  188   No   89      OK            Monaca, PA
 Carl McGriff         33   PF   So   6-8  238  Yes   88      OK          Valhalla, NY
 David Farrell        42    C   Fr   6-7  227  Yes   85      OK         Lynchburg, VA
 Bret Bryant          44   PF   Fr  6-10  224  Yes   98      OK            Newark, NJ

Let's see how pre-season training went, shall we?

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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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 Micah Rodriguez       5    4    4    6    7    3    1    0    1    2    2    1    2    2    1   12
 Kenton Lashley        3   10   10    2    3    3    3    3    8   11    1    3    1    1    0    4
 Kamari Stone          2    3    8    1    8    8    1    2    2   11    7    2    0    2    0    8
 Kurt Ritchie          1    4    1    0    8    2    3    2    3    2    1    8    1    2    0    6
 Duncan Sims           2    6    8    8    8    8    0    2    2    6    2    0    2    4    1    8
 Theodore Beckett      0    1    1    1    2    1    1    1    1    2    0    1    1    2    0    8
 Charles Allen         2    4    3    5    0    1    2    2    1    2    4    1    0    1    0    0
 Carter Todd           7    1    0    0    1    1    4    5    4    1    1    4    1    3    0   12
 Jeffrey Hampton       9    2    2    2    2    4    7    5    3    1    1    3    1    4    1   10
 Carlos Arreola        2    2    2    4    2    2    2    4    2    2    2    2    0    6    0   20
 Joseph Gonzales       1    0    1    2    1    1    0    1    2    3    1    1    1    2    1    7
 Carl McGriff          5    2    0    1    2    2    3    3   10    1    1    3    1    3    1    7
 David Farrell         6    2    2    0    2    0    6    6    8    2    2    2    1    8    1   34
 Bret Bryant           6    4    2    4    4    4    6    6    6    2    2    6    0    8    2   12

Leading the way will be two players who earned postseason honors from the Patriot League last season, center Kurt Ritchie and wing Kenton Lashley. Ritchie, a senior, will reprise his role as a deluxe rebounder and shot blocker, and he looks like he might pose more of an offensive threat this season, too. Redshirt junior Lashley pounded the rock throughout camp, emerging as a more dangerous jump shooter and a more tenacious defender. He's the team's leading returning scorer.

Point guard Kamari Stone and power forward Jeffrey Hampton also return to the starting lineup. Stone is a junior, and like Lashley, he takes pride in his defense and worked hard at it in camp. He is more of a distributor than a scorer. Hampton is the one Leopard starter who is indifferent to his defensive responsibilities, but he contributes as a rebounder and he polished his inside game in camp.

The fifth starter will be sophomore Carl McGriff, who has developed into a monstrous post defender. Strong, quick, and athletic, he also shoots well enough to force teams to guard him honestly.

Micah Rodriguez and Charles Allen will probably play as much as Hampton and McGriff do. Rodriguez, a junior, will possibly score 1000 points in his career without starting more than a dozen games. He's thrived in the sixth man role, which suits him well because he is far from the Lafayette standard as a defender. Sophomore Allen is developing into a well-rounded small wing player who can score and defend.

The first big man off the bench will be 6'10" sophomore Carter Todd, whose inside game shows signs of development. Freshman Bret Bryant, also 6'10", made lots of progress in camp and will see action at both forward spots.

The Leopards' backcourt depth means there's no need to rush Duncan Sims. Like his classmates Bryant and David Farrell, Sims worked hard in camp and emerged much more ready for the demands of college basketball. The staff couldn't say enough about Farrell's dedication to conditioning. Freshman walk-on Carlos Arreola also earned praise for his hard work.

On paper, this year's team is the most talented Graham Sims has coached. Six players (all the starters except McGriff, plus Rodriguez and Allen) are Green. The ten players who are projected to make up Lafayette's rotation have Green or Blue potential. The five guards--Lashley, Stone, Rodriguez, Allen, and Sims--all have Blue. It's hard not to feel optimistic about Lafayette, this year and for the immediate future.

11-01-2023, 07:12 AM	#335
MoonlightGraham High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2022	November 10, 2024 Here are your 2024/25 Lafayette College Leopards! Code: LAFAYETTE General Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Micah Rodriguez 3 PG Jr 6-3 199 Yes 38 OK Dallas, PA Kenton Lashley 10 SG Jr* 6-2 201 Yes 91 OK Savannah, GA Kamari Stone 11 PG Jr 6-2 206 Yes 68 OK Somerdale, NJ Kurt Ritchie 12 C Sr 6-9 240 Yes 98 OK Hoboken, NJ Duncan Sims 14 PG Fr 6-2 192 Yes 98 OK Easton, PA Theodore Beckett 15 PF Jr* 6-6 241 Yes 62 OK Satellite Beach, FL Charles Allen 20 SG So 6-3 203 Yes 30 OK Lincolndale, NY Carter Todd 22 C So 6-10 227 Yes 57 OK Hillside, NJ Jeffrey Hampton 23 PF Sr 6-7 230 Yes 42 OK Wausau, WI Carlos Arreola 25 SF Fr 6-5 234 No 42 OK San Jose, CA Joseph Gonzales 31 SG So 6-1 188 No 89 OK Monaca, PA Carl McGriff 33 PF So 6-8 238 Yes 88 OK Valhalla, NY David Farrell 42 C Fr 6-7 227 Yes 85 OK Lynchburg, VA Bret Bryant 44 PF Fr 6-10 224 Yes 98 OK Newark, NJ Let's see how pre-season training went, shall we? Code: LAFAYETTE Training Results Player Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk Qkn Str Jmp Sta --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Micah Rodriguez 5 4 4 6 7 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 12 Kenton Lashley 3 10 10 2 3 3 3 3 8 11 1 3 1 1 0 4 Kamari Stone 2 3 8 1 8 8 1 2 2 11 7 2 0 2 0 8 Kurt Ritchie 1 4 1 0 8 2 3 2 3 2 1 8 1 2 0 6 Duncan Sims 2 6 8 8 8 8 0 2 2 6 2 0 2 4 1 8 Theodore Beckett 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 8 Charles Allen 2 4 3 5 0 1 2 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 Carter Todd 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 4 1 1 4 1 3 0 12 Jeffrey Hampton 9 2 2 2 2 4 7 5 3 1 1 3 1 4 1 10 Carlos Arreola 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 0 6 0 20 Joseph Gonzales 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 7 Carl McGriff 5 2 0 1 2 2 3 3 10 1 1 3 1 3 1 7 David Farrell 6 2 2 0 2 0 6 6 8 2 2 2 1 8 1 34 Bret Bryant 6 4 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 6 0 8 2 12 Leading the way will be two players who earned postseason honors from the Patriot League last season, center Kurt Ritchie and wing Kenton Lashley. Ritchie, a senior, will reprise his role as a deluxe rebounder and shot blocker, and he looks like he might pose more of an offensive threat this season, too. Redshirt junior Lashley pounded the rock throughout camp, emerging as a more dangerous jump shooter and a more tenacious defender. He's the team's leading returning scorer. Point guard Kamari Stone and power forward Jeffrey Hampton also return to the starting lineup. Stone is a junior, and like Lashley, he takes pride in his defense and worked hard at it in camp. He is more of a distributor than a scorer. Hampton is the one Leopard starter who is indifferent to his defensive responsibilities, but he contributes as a rebounder and he polished his inside game in camp. The fifth starter will be sophomore Carl McGriff, who has developed into a monstrous post defender. Strong, quick, and athletic, he also shoots well enough to force teams to guard him honestly. Micah Rodriguez and Charles Allen will probably play as much as Hampton and McGriff do. Rodriguez, a junior, will possibly score 1000 points in his career without starting more than a dozen games. He's thrived in the sixth man role, which suits him well because he is far from the Lafayette standard as a defender. Sophomore Allen is developing into a well-rounded small wing player who can score and defend. The first big man off the bench will be 6'10" sophomore Carter Todd, whose inside game shows signs of development. Freshman Bret Bryant, also 6'10", made lots of progress in camp and will see action at both forward spots. The Leopards' backcourt depth means there's no need to rush Duncan Sims. Like his classmates Bryant and David Farrell, Sims worked hard in camp and emerged much more ready for the demands of college basketball. The staff couldn't say enough about Farrell's dedication to conditioning. Freshman walk-on Carlos Arreola also earned praise for his hard work. On paper, this year's team is the most talented Graham Sims has coached. Six players (all the starters except McGriff, plus Rodriguez and Allen) are Green. The ten players who are projected to make up Lafayette's rotation have Green or Blue potential. The five guards--Lashley, Stone, Rodriguez, Allen, and Sims--all have Blue. It's hard not to feel optimistic about Lafayette, this year and for the immediate future.