Preseason Preview: Walnut Ridge

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School:


Walnut Ridge

Head Coach:

Todd Kuntz




Assistant
coaches:



Brennan O'Connor




2005-2006
Varsity Record:

17-6




2005-2006 Conference Record:

15-3


Starters Lost:

Josh Willms 6'7, 21 ppg,13 rpg, 5 bpg

Kyle Stille 5'10 3.5 apg, 2 spg

Brandon Schneeberger 5'11, 13 ppg, 3 apg, 2 spg, 40% 3pt FG

Luke Rosekopf 6'2, 8 ppg, 6 rpg

Ben Harrison 6'0, 7 ppg, 6 apg, 4 rpg



Players to Watch (* Denotes
returning starter):



Name
Year
Height
PPG
RPG


Jed Delagardelle
JR
6-1
6.0
4.0


Chris Fairchild
SO
6-5
3.0
2.5


Jake Hansen
JR
6-0
3.0
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Paul Speed
SR
5-9
---
2.0 apg


Jon Tink
SO
6-1
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Joe Doering
SO
6-0
---
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David Speed
FR
5-11
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Nate Smith
SO
6-0
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Team Strengths:

Passion, preparation, and shooting

Question Marks:

Depth, youth, ball handling, and defense

Overview:

Walnut Ridge and head coach Todd Kuntz will have a lot of work to do this
season. After an impressive 17-6 season, the Regents lost five starters
that will be missed. The team returns very few players who saw much time
at the varsity level last winter. Of those players, Jed Delagardelle is
the leading scorer. This 6-foot-1 junior averaged six points and four
rebounds per contest. But with those talented seniors graduated, this
athlete is ready to really have a breakout season. Delagardelle is
talented and will likely lead the way for the team. Also don't sleep on
Chris Fairchild. He is a big sophomore at 6-foot-5 and saw limited action
last year. Now that he is a year older and more mature, he will also prove
to be a tough player for the opposition to guard. If Walnut Ridge can have
their younger, less experience athletes step up, they could be a darkhorse in
the conference race. Few expect them to do much but this is turning into a
traditionally rich basketball school.

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