BOYS’ BASKETBALL 1994-1995: ORANGE LEAGUE

ANAHEIM

1993-94 RECORDS OVERALL LEAGUE 7-17 3-7

COACH: J. Marco Castellanos

RECORD AT SCHOOL: 0-0

RETURNING STARTERS YR. HGT. P Chanta Iemsisanith Sr. 5-8 G John Padilla Sr. 6-4 C Larry Reyes Jr 6-4 F

TOP RETURNERS YR. HGT. P Nate Amick Jr. 6-2 F Isaac Camarillo Jr. 6-3 C Andre Hughes Jr. 6-2 G Santiago Rojo Sr. 6-1 G Rocky Whipple Sr. 6-2 G

TOP NEWCOMERS YR. HGT. P Juan Gomez Jr. 6-3 F Luis Gomez So 6-3 F

OUTLOOK

After 10 years of struggling to build a lasting program here, Conrad Byars left Anaheim for Western High. In his stead, first year coach Castellanos will try and figure out how to make the Colonists more than just competitive. He inherits a team that won three league contests last season. Add in the fact Anaheim has no dominating player, and it’s easy to see what could lie ahead. “We’re going to play hard,” said Castellanos, who was previously an assistant for two years at Loara. “We’ve got tough kids, and they’re coachable. But we’re in a tough predicament; we just got our new gym floor put in. We had limited summer practices. I’m going with man-to-man defense and a motion offense, but the kids need time to learn it. I’ll have a better idea by league what we have, and I think we could surprise people. But they have to learn the system first. Right now the goal is to play hard and smart.” Which is another way of saying wait until next season. But expect the Colonists to keep giving everyone a battle as they have in the past.

SCHEDULE

December 3-10 at Costa Mesa tournament; 13 at Santa Ana; 14 vs. Katella; 20 vs. San Clemente; 22 vs. Loara; 26-31 at Century tournament.

January 4 at Villa Park; 6 vs. Brea-Olinda; 11 vs. Anaheim; 13 at Western; 18 vs. Savanna; 20 at Magnolia; 27 at Brea-Olinda.

February 1 at Valencia; 3 vs. Western; 8 at Savanna; 10 vs. Magnolia.