{"id":9407,"date":"2016-11-19T20:54:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T01:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=9407"},"modified":"2021-04-06T15:14:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T19:14:02","slug":"mens-sharks-basketball-team-explodes-offensively-start-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mens-sharks-basketball-team-explodes-offensively-start-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Team Explodes Offensively To Start Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miami Dade College men\u2019s basketball team has shown a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">propensity for high scoring games <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to start the 2016-17 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks, who are 3-1, have scored 115 points or more in each of their first four games this year. That includes a 189-point outburst versus the Red Devils Basketball Academy on Nov. 2., a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcaa.org\/landing\/index\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">National Junior College Athletic Association<\/span><\/a> record for points scored by one team in a game (the previous record was 173).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks scored 100 points or more in five games all of last season. They are one game away from tying last season&#8217;s mark. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First year Head Coach Kevin Ledoux wanted to institute a system that involves running-and-gunning, going after rebounds aggressively and a defense that applies suffocating pressure. With a roster built to do that, the team is firing on all cylinders. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks are currently ranked 13th in the NJCAA Division-1 in points per game with 107.5, ninth in three pointers made with 12 made threes per game and fifth in offensive rebounds per game with a 21.5 average.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs long as the effort is there, we should be able to put over 100 on the board every game,\u201d Ledoux said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The high intensity defense is also paying off, producing a high number of turnovers. The Sharks are ranked fourth in the NJCAA D-1 in steals (1 steals per game).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While almost everyone has been contributing to the hot start for the Sharks, some of the more notable players who have been producing are Ricardo Lynch, a 6-foot-7-inch forward and Elijah Hill, a 6-foot-2-inch guard. Hill is averaging 24.5 points per game and Lynch is averaging 28 points. Both players are coming off the bench.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the season is still young, Ledoux and the players feel they can maintain their production throughout the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201dWe had a hell of an offseason working on strength and conditioning. We were well prepared for this,\u201d Hill said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a real great season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the fast start, there are issues that the team is aware of that need to be addressed as the season progresses, such as turning over the ball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe way we play, we\u2019re gonna have turnovers because we play so fast,\u201d Ledoux said. \u201cWe need to limit the turnovers that shouldn\u2019t be turnovers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of the issues, the team\u2019s chemistry is showing. The team understands that even though they are off to a great start, they have a lot of games left against tough opponents later this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot of work we have to do,\u201d said 6-foot-9-inch center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/mens-basketball-team-stocked-with-foreign-talent\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Marko Krivacevic<\/span><\/a>. \u201cWe are getting there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks play their next game on the road versus State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota on Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Dade College men\u2019s basketball team has shown a propensity for high scoring games to start the 2016-17 season. The Sharks, who are 3-1, have scored 115 points or more in each of their first four games this year. 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