HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ‘93-’94 : ALPHA LEAGUE

L.A. Baptist

‘92-93 RECORD

OVERALL: 15-8

LEAGUE: 6-2

COACH: Maury Neville

YEAR: 16th

TOP RETURNEES YR POS HT Jeff Bausteiger Sr. G 5-8 Landon LaPack Sr. G 6-1 Judah Regenstreif Sr. G 5-9 Craig Lord Sr. F 6-0

TOP NEWCOMERS YR POS HT Matt Bergeson Jr. C 6-4 Nate Wendt Jr. C 6-4 Matt Beck Sr. C 6-4 Kevin Aust Jr. G 6-2 Ryan O’Connell Sr. G 5-11 Morgan Harabedian Sr. G 5-10

OUTLOOK

The Knights have two returning starters, Bausteiger and LaPack, and will need to develop their inside game quickly to make a legitimate run at the league title. The Knights’ biggest players are young and inexperienced. League foe Maranatha has five returning starters. Western Christian has four. “This Alpha League is gonna be tough,” Neville said. “This league in basketball is as strong as football is weak.” The Knights’ bench can go 10 deep and probably will. “Every kid has the potential to score in double figures every night,” Neville said.

Village Christian

‘92-93 RECORD

OVERALL: 20-5

LEAGUE: 8-0

COACH: Brian Gibson

YEAR: 4th

TOP RETURNEES YR POS HT Chad Hanson Jr. G 6-2 David Gustafson Jr. G 6-2 Jason Orso Sr. F 6-2

TOP NEWCOMERS YR POS HT Matt Darwin Sr. F 6-3 Kiko Banos So. G 5-10 Brodie McClain Sr. F 6-1 Gregg Kaestle Sr. G 6-2 Chris Sorenson Jr. F 6-4 Chad Bussanich Jr. G 5-10

OUTLOOK

The Crusaders are coming off their finest season in school history. Village Christian went undefeated in league play and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Division IV-A playoffs, losing to Verbum Dei. Two of the finest guards in the league return. Hanson, a first-team all-league selection last season, and Gustafson, a second-team selection, averaged nine points each. Orso, the most experienced front-court player, missed several games last year because of an ankle injury. Village Christian will have to rely on its backcourt. “I really believe we’ll probably have the strongest guards in the league,” Gibson said.