Oakland-Craig Boys look to have successful season

Team: Oakland-Craig

Mascot: Knights

Colors: Orange and White

Class: C-2

Conference: East Husker

Head Coach: Aaron Meyer (143-126 career record)

2014-2015 record: 10-15 (lost to Homer in Sub Districts)

Returning Starters: 4

Overview:

The Oakland-Craig Boys look to be successful this year as they return four players with starting experience.

Head Coach Aaron Meyer says who they are. "The guys we return that have starting experience are Cole Mitchell, Cody Mace, Carter Thiele, and Garrett Seagren."

Meyer says there are a couple of post players who are key losses. "Cameron Kiner and Ted Maline both started for us in the post last year."

Meyer says team play has to be good this year. "We need to play better team basketball, taking high percentage shots, which means setting up teammates."

When asked what his team's strengths are, Meyer said his squad should be successful in playing tight defense and running the floor. "We should be good at pressuring the ball and getting up and down in transition."

When asked what his weaknesses are, Meyer said rebounding. "We will have to rebound as a team this year, including our guards."

It's going to be very important for the Knights to play together and execute well this season. Everyone has to get along and understand their roles on the team. 

I could see Oakland-Craig struggling early given the long football season, but look for the Knights to get better as the season progresses.

Season Outlook:

The Oakland-Craig Boys hope to be better than they were a year ago when the Knights went 10-15.

Meyer doesn't know what to expect at this time. "I’m not sure at this point. We have some very good guards but need to develop some experience in the post."

Meyer says a team first attitude is important for his team. "If our team can put “we” in front of “me”, we’ll be just fine."

Oakland-Craig figures to get challenged by Boys Town, Clarkson/Leigh, Howells-Dodge, Wisner-Pilger, Stanton, Winnebago, Bancroft-Rosalie, and Fremont Bergan.

There are a lot of winnable games on the schedule for the Knights this season, and I look for Oakland-Craig to win their fair share of games.

The Knights open up the season on Thursday at home against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder. That's a contest you can hear on 107.9 the Bull. 

2015-2016 Oakland-Craig Knights Boys Basketball Schedule:

12/03/15	Logan View-Scribner-Snyder	C1
12/05/15	Boys Town	C1
12/08/15	@ Clarkson/Leigh	C2
12/11/15	Pender	D1
12/12/15	Howells-Dodge	D1
12/17/15	@ Wisner-Pilger	C1
12/19/15	@ Madison	C1
12/22/15	Guardian Angels Central Catholic	C2
12/29-12/30	(To Be Determined)							Malcolm Holiday Tournament	Malcolm
01/08/16	Stanton	C2
01/09/16	Winnebago	C2
01/12/16	Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family	C2
01/15/16	@ Bancroft-Rosalie	D2
01/19/16	Tekamah-Herman	C1
01/22/16	North Bend Central	C1
01/26/16	@ Mead	D2
01/28/16	@ Lyons-Decatur Northeast	D1
01/29-02/06	(To Be Determined)							East Husker Conference Tour	TBA
02/12/16	West Point-Beemer	C1
02/19/16	@ Archbishop Bergan	D1