{"id":36059,"date":"2023-12-07T16:36:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T21:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=36059"},"modified":"2023-12-07T19:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T00:46:26","slug":"mens-basketball-team-overhauls-its-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mens-basketball-team-overhauls-its-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Team Overhauls Its Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After his top two players\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/nearly-two-years-after-his-brothers-were-fatally-shot-stillwell-flourishing-at-mdc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Jamichael Stillwell<\/span> <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/freshman-forward-starring-for-sharks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyriek Weeks<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 transferred and both his assistant coaches left the program, Sharks Head Coach <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/After his top two players\u2014Jamichael Stillwell and Tyriek Weeks\u2014 transferred and both his assistant coaches left the program, Sharks Head Coach Jorge Fernandez knew he had a major rebuild on his hands. So the veteran coach, who won a state title at Doral Academy Preparatory School in 2018 and served assistant coaching stints at the University of Miami and Marshall University, went to work. To replace Stillwell\u2014now at Butler Community College in Kansas\u2014and Weeks, who transferred to Rider University in New Jersey, and their combined 28.2 points and 15.8 rebounds per game production, the veteran coach cast a wide net, recruiting players from Greece, France, Morocco, Egypt, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Maryland, Georgia, Illinois and Virginia to replenish a roster that had no returning players. After nine games this season, the results have been mixed\u2014the Sharks are 5-4\u2014but Fernandez remains optimistic. \u201cThere\u2019s no secret formula to it,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cHaving competitive practices along with a competitive schedule will help us to see what the season will look like.\u201d To fortify his squad, Fernandez added a substantial amount of size. Among the recruits on the frontline: Alaaeddine Boutayeb, who stands at a towering 7\u2019 2.\u201d He was born in Morocco, but was raised in France. He is joined by a pair of 6\u2019 8\u201d forwards in Hassan Belkhaddar from France and Nikolaos Gerokostas from Greece. Fernandez filled the backcourt with mostly transfers including point guards John Latimer, who averaged 9.6 points at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. last year, and Esteban Lluberes, who averaged 4.1 points at Lynn University in Boca Raton last season. Other key additions include guards Ibrahim Zahran, who played at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas; Shane Lancaster, who transferred from Niagara University in New York; Jakobe Strozier, who previously played at Clark Atlanta University; and freshman Caleb Hannah from Chicago. Latimer is leading the Sharks in scoring (15.8 points) and assists (five) and is second on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game. Lluberes and Zahran are both averaging 11.4 points. Boutayeb is the top rebounder with 5.3 per game. The early results have given the Sharks hope that they can improve on last year\u2019s squad, which finished with a 17-14 record and qualified for the State Tournament for the first time in seven years. \u201cWe are family on and off the court since we all are at our home away from home,\u201d Latimer said. \u201cWe have improved by being more vocal with each other on the court and holding each other accountable.\u201d\">Jorge Fernandez <\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knew he had a major rebuild on his hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the veteran coach, who won a state title at Doral Academy Preparatory School in 2018 and served assistant coaching stints at the University of Miami and Marshall University, went to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To replace Stillwell\u2014now at Butler Community College in Kansas\u2014and Weeks, who transferred to Rider University in New Jersey, and their combined 28.2 points and 15.8 rebounds per game production, the veteran coach cast a wide net, recruiting players from Greece, France, Morocco, Egypt, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Maryland, Georgia, Illinois and Virginia to replenish a roster that had no returning players.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After nine games this season, the results have been mixed\u2014<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/mbkb\/2023-24\/schedule\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Sharks are 5-4<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014but Fernandez remains optimistic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s no secret formula to it,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cHaving competitive practices along with a competitive schedule will help us to see what the season will look like.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To fortify his squad, Fernandez added a substantial amount of size. Among the recruits on the frontline: <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Alaaeddine Boutayeb<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who stands at a towering 7\u2019 2.\u201d He was born in Morocco, but was raised in France. He is joined by a pair of 6\u2019 8\u201d forwards in Hassan Belkhaddar from France and <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Nikolaos Gerokostas<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Greece.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fernandez filled the backcourt with mostly transfers including point guards <\/span><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">John Latimer<\/span>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who averaged 9.6 points at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. last year, and <\/span><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Esteban Lluberes<\/span>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who averaged 4.1 points at Lynn University in Boca Raton last season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other key additions include guards <\/span><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ibrahim Zahran<\/span>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who played at Frank Phillips College\u00a0 in Borger, Texas; <\/span><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Shane Lancaster<\/span>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who transferred from<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niagara University in New York; <\/span><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Jakobe Strozier<\/span>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who previously played at Clark Atlanta University; and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">freshman <\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Caleb Hannah<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Chicago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latimer is leading the Sharks in scoring (15.8 points) and assists (five) and is second on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game. Lluberes and Zahran are both averaging 11.4 points. Boutayeb is the top rebounder with 5.3 per game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he early results have given the Sharks hope that they can improve on last year\u2019s squad, which finished with a 17-14 record and qualified for the State Tournament for the first time in seven years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are family on and off the court since we all are at our home away from home,\u201d Latimer said. \u201cWe have improved by being more vocal with each other on the court and holding each other accountable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. 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