Heights Varsity Basketball Looking to Make a Push

The 2022-23 Varsity basketball season is upon us, and it is another season where games will be tough and hard to find ways to win. There are no sophomores this year that managed to make the cut, so it is all juniors and seniors. It all starts with Connor Venable, the senior out of the District of Columbia, who is the best player on this year’s roster and performed well last year against top teams like DeMatha, Bishop McNamara, and Paul VI. Seamus Regan (Jr) is a big body in the post with a smooth midrange jumper. First-time members of the squad are Michael Byrne (Jr), Matthew Bowell (Jr), Nick Buono (Jr), Joey Henzel (Sr), Lawson Weeldreyer (Jr), and Sam Hatch (Jr). All of these guys have the skill and talent to be solid role players this year. Also returning are Anthony Fountain (Jr), Joey Sheehan (Sr), Keaton Kley (Jr), and Eli Ephriam (Jr). Fountain plays a solid role in the offense, with a player build that could be compared to NBA stars Kevin Durant or Brandon Ingram, with longer arms and a skinny frame. Keaton Kley has a good shot and has the ability to rise up over the defender for a look. The guards in Buono, Byrne, and Venable can be very shifty, especially Buono, who’s game can relate to a little bit of Philadelphia guard Tyrese Maxey. Venable’s game is almost identical to Jimmy Butler, with the whole package of grittiness, midrange, and ability to finish at the rim. This team can have some interesting looks, with them not having a dominant towering center at the five like McNamara does, so the amount of smallball lineups could be very common for this team. This could possibly elevate the offense. Connor’s averages should look to be around the same, if not higher, this season. It is a tough WCAC per usual, but almost nothing too tough that will completely rattle this team.