Head coach: Bob Hurley
2011-12 record: 32-0, NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winners, Xcellent 25 national champions
The St. Anthony backcourt combination of Josh Brown (pictured) and Hallice Cooke will be a handful for opponents.
Photo by Daniel Coppola
(6-3, Sr., G, Temple verbal commit),
Hallice Cooke (6-3, Sr., G, Oregon State verbal commit),
Kentrall Brooks (6-8, Sr., F, Marist verbal commit),
Aaron Ariri (6-8, Jr., F), Tarin Smith (6-0, Jr., G)
Strengths: St. Anthony's biggest strength is the guy on the bench, 1,000-game winner Hurley. But that's not to discount the talent on this year's roster. Brown and Cooke did major damage over the summer playing for club team Sports U, even leading their team to a win over Aaron and Andrew Harrison. Ariri is a promising transfer from Canada. It's virtually guaranteed that the Friars will be nasty on the defensive end.
Question marks: The Friars lost MaxPreps National Player of the Year Kyle Anderson, now a freshman at UCLA. Hurley produces and seamlessly replaces Division I players every year, but Anderson was special, going undefeated in two years with the program. How will this squad handle the pressure of entering the season with a 65-game win streak?
