2022-2023 Boys Basketball preview: Berkmar
Berkmar
Head Coach: Gregory Phillips
Region: AAAAAAA Region 7
2021-2022 Record: 26-5
Key returning players: PG, Jeronimo Ondo, Jr; F, Jalen Munoz, Jr; Dante White
Players to watch: G, Jalen ‘Roc’ Lee, Jr; G, Eddie Cooke III, So; F, Mekhi Ragland, So
Past Season’s Accomplishments: State Runner-Up, Region 7-AAAAAAA Champions
Former Players playing in college: Malique Ewin (Ole Miss); Jameel Rideout (USC Aiken); Bryce Blaine (James Madison); Jermahri Hill (Pearl River CC); Dara Olonade (Life University); Jalen DeLoach (VCU)
Outlook: The Patriots lost a great number of players from its Class AAAAAAA State runner-up team. This was nearly 95 percent of the team scoring and leadership. Coach Phillips will have an entirely new look with some players who were a part of the team’s run last season. Now, he will need to blend of mix of those players with some new faces.
There is a 6-foot-6 guard Roc Lee. This floor general will be a solid contributor on both ends of the floor. His ability to create for others will help get Munoz some touches. Then there is the newest addition inside with sophomore Mekhi Ragland. The New Jersey native stepped into the Peach State late this summer. He is young but built and ready to bang inside in this Georgia basketball heat.
It will be a tall task for the Patriots to play in the final game in Macon. The Lilburn-based school, however, has enough manpower and coaching experience to compete for a region championship before getting into the postseason.
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Robert Alfonso Jr. is a graduate of Mount Sait Mary College. He has more than 20 years of journalism experience. Alfonso has helped build a basketball web brand in Georgia and has covered high school through college sports for publications in New York, North Carolina, and Georgia. His mission has always been to uplift the athletes who play sports providing them the exposure needed in this new media platform.