Who is on The Bulletin Preseason Boys Basketball Dream Team?
The 2023-24 boys basketball season got underway this week. Here’s a look at our preseason "Dream Team" and our "Players to Watch" from Norwich Free Academy, Plainfield, Griswold, Killingly, Norwich Tech and Ellis Tech.
Jeff Brown begins his first season at NFA looking for an up-tempo approach in the always competitive Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I.
Rob Mileski, now in his 15th season with Griswold, lost a core group of seniors from a team that won the ECC Division II tournament title and made a magical run to the CIAC Division IV semifinals last March.
Josh Adamec replaces longtime Plainfield coach Bob Arremony, who retired with over 500 wins, and will look to bounce back from a two-win season a year ago.
“This team had a disappointing season last year and they’ve worked hard individually to change that,” Adamec said. “There's no doubt they will be more successful this year.”
Jim Crabtree, who guided Killingly to the ECC tournament finals and the CIAC Division IV quarterfinals a year ago, begins his 12th season in the Quiet Corner.
In the Connecticut Technical Conference, Mike Froscello begins his second year at Norwich Tech with high expectations again in the always tough CTC Charter Oak Division, while longtime Ellis Tech coach Dan Piccione will rely on a senior laden group in 2023-24.
The Bulletin Preseason Dream Team
Camron Barboza, Senior, Forward, Norwich Free Academy
Armanee Davis, Senior, Guard, Norwich Free Academy
Eshaad Hernadez, Senior, Guard, Norwich Free Academy
Johnny Kazantzis, Junior, Guard, Killingly
Brendan McCool, Senior, Guard, Plainfield
More: Norwich Tech ends season with barn burner at Old Lyme
Players to Watch
Harrison Bauer, Senior, Killingly; Ian Brais, Senior, Ellis Tech; Gwilym Cook, Junior, Plainfield; Cay'Vyeon Cross, Senior, Plainfield; Quin Crowley, Freshman, Killingly; Carmelo Curtis, Junior, Griswold; Aaden Cutter, Sophomore, Griswold; Kenny Do, Junior, Killingly; Cristian Estrada, Senior, Ellis Tech; Michael Fabiano, Sophomore, Killingly; Jack Gahrman, Senior, Norwich Tech; Juelz Garcia, Senior, Ellis Tech; Sean Garvin, Senior, Griswold; Drew Gisleson, Sophomore, Ellis Tech; Owen Glushchenko, Senior, Killingly; Ashton Goodwin, Junior, Killingly; Ethan Graham, Sophomore, Norwich Free Academy; Avery Guernsey, Junior, Norwich Free Academy; Ethan Hall, Sophomore, Killingly; Daniel Hess, Senior, Norwich Tech; Mason Hill, Senior, Ellis Tech; Gage Hinkley, Senior, Norwich Free Academy; Kody Jamieson, Junior, Norwich Free Academy; Keegan Johnston, Junior, Norwich Free Academy; Peter Kazantzis, Sophomore, Killingly; Kaiden Kazlauskus, Sophomore, Griswold; William Kotcher, Senior, Plainfield; Jayden LaPointe, Junior, Ellis Tech; Josh Lavoie, Freshman, Norwich Free Academy; Owen Lefebvre, Senior, Ellis Tech; Keegan Lyons, Senior, Ellis Tech; Brayden Marquis, Sophomore, Plainfield; John Mastorakis, Junior, Norwich Tech; Kaison Mayernik, Sophomore, Plainfield; Keyan Mayernik, Senior, Plainfield; Connor McRae, Senior, Norwich Tech; Kolby Mills, Sophomore, Griswold; Malachy Murray, Senior, Norwich Free Academy; Anthony Navan, Junior, Plainfield; Matt Perea, Junior, Griswold; Brayden Rizer, Junior, Plainfield; KinKade Rubino, Senior, Griswold; Collin Schulze, Junior, Norwich Tech; Brayden Staskivitch, Senior, Plainfield; Benjamin Strom, Senior, Ellis Tech; Quinn Sumner, Sophomore, Killingly; Ryan Tate, Senior, Griswold; Jake Taylor, Senior, Plainfield; Lyric Teevan, Sophomore, Ellis Tech; Jayvon Thompson, Junior, Norwich Free Academy; Demetrios Thornton, Senior, Killingly; Payton Wallace, Sophomore, Killingly; Lincoln Waterman, Junior, Killingly; Colin Williams, Junior, Plainfield.
This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: Norwich Bulletin Boys Basketball Players to Watch
