Here are the top five basketball teams from Boys and Girls that have my eye this summer. There are some interesting story-lines surrounding these five teams as we head to the Summer League season.
Orion (Girls Basketball): When you have a new coach, a new style of play, transitioning to a new system is hard. That’s what the Dragons have to deal with, in coach Mike Griffin. Griffin will be the team’s third coach in three seasons. Griffin comes from Birmingham Detroit Country Day and has had coaching experience at Sterling Heights. He will have an experienced team but there are a ton of questions how this team will gel under his watch???
Hazel Park (Boys Basketball): The Vikings won their first district title since 1965 but had a tough loss
to Detroit Collegiate Prep of Northwestern last season in the regional
semifinal. The loss to the Colts led to one parent going off on Twitter about the team. If Hazel
Park can keep the team together, in which they will be an experienced team then
this team could do something come November.
Adams (Girls Basketball): The Highlanders fresh off winning a
district championship last season will be interesting to keep an eye on. Adams
will be looking for their third coach in three seasons. The Highlanders will be a young team
next season so this team bears watching.
Groves (Girls Basketball): The Falcons are looking for a new
coach but they lost their best player in Shea Carter whom left the State to go
to North Carolina. Kayla Nelson will be back for Groves but they also will have
a new coach next season so that adds some intrigue to the summer league slate.
Rochester (Girls Basketball): The Falcons have a new coach
in Al Poynter and he will turn around the Rochester basketball program. The
Falcons are in need of a different direction surrounding the program after a
few seasons of unrest. If Poynter can get on the same page with Tori Hawkins
then the Falcons will be a team to watch come November.
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