The 2018-2019 upcoming season is right around the corner as both the men’s and women’s team look to make noise, not only in the Colonial Athletic Association, but as well as March Madness.
The Hofstra Pride Men’s team is coming off an impressive 19-12 season that unfortunately ended in the first round of the CAA Tournament versus UNC-Wilmington, the team in the CAA who won the bid for March Madness. Anyways, the Pride return 3 true seniors in Justin Wright-Foreman, Desure Buie, and Kenny Wormley.
As far as statistics go, Coach Joe Mihalich will be missing the graduated center, Rokas Gustys, the man who controlled the paint for the Pride. In his final season, Gustys averaged 10.5 points per game alongside 12 rebounds. His shoes will potentially be filled by sophomore Matija Radovic. Radovic played about 10 minutes per game his freshman year averaging one basket per game and 2 rebounds. Personally, I see great potential in the 6’7” Serbian due to his past experience at Montverde Academy, a prestigious high school academy known for their basketball team.
Last but not least, the returning star, Justin Wright-Foreman is coming off of a great season where he averaged 24.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists. The shooting guard seems to be undersized at 6’0”, but his tough demeanor is a positive trait to overcome that. All in all, I believe he is an easy second round draft pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, as he looks to improve his stats, build, and chances of becoming an NBA player, which would be well deserved.
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