NAME:  Matthew Brandt

SPORT: Girls Basketball

YEARS AS HEAD COACH: 11

YEARS IN YOUR PROGRAM: 1

RECORD: First year as a Girls Head Coach

ADDITIONAL COACHES (POSITION):  Josh Yliniemi and Laura Henderson

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (W/ GRADE): Vivian Shepersky 12, Sarah Hartung 12, Kennedy Campbell 12, Madeline Brandt 11, Emma Morris 11, Adrienne Cook 11, Molly Cederstrom 11

OTHER PLAYERS EXPECTED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS (W/GRADE):  Allie Snelling 10, Ella Carroll 10

REST OF TEAM (W/GRADE): Olivia Marma 12, Potential Kenley Henderson 10, Olivia Budzien 10

PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION:  Hallie EIschens, Anna Yilimini, Nora Cederstrom, Allie Roland, Olivia Kimball

STRENGTHS GOING INTO THIS SEASON:  We are going to be young and inexperienced.  Most of my returners did not play much on the varsity level last season.  We are going to be able to get up and down the floor and bring a lot of pressure on the defensive side of things.

KEYS TO HAVING A SUCCESSFUL SEASON:  We need to stay out of foul trouble each night.  We also have to rely on our defense to provide for our offense.  We also have to stay healthy.  We have a bunch of younger players who will be looking to take spots, so practices should be competitive and help us improve as the season progresses.

TOP TEAMS IN YOUR CONFERENCE: Perham, Frazee, DGF, Barnesville

TOP TEAMS IN YOUR SECTION: Menahga, EGF, Frazee, Perham, Barnesville

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS/COMMENTS:  We are in a rebuilding phase with our team graduating seniors who logged a lot of minutes last season.  We will continue to build and grow each day we practice and play to ensure we are playing the best ball come playoff time.