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WELCOME Knight Basketball Families Fans We are feeling so grateful that we can have a Varsity basketball season During this difficult year we have learned how important relationships and shared experiences are and just how much we missed those Personally I am reminding myself of this every time we step on the court and I want to coach with gratitude and enthusiasm As we prepare for an extremely tough league schedule we will focus on enjoying the process and not taking a moment for granted We have an amazing group of high character players and coaches this season We are looking to create a culture where player development and team chemistry are at the forefront of everything we do We have a really nice blend of upperclassmen who are going to provide leadership to the many new faces who are experiencing varsity basketball for the first year I want to thank everyone who helps make our season go and especially our extended basketball family including players parents coaches and administrators Go Knights Nick Levine We re playing basketball Never did any of us imagine that when our season ended last year it would be nearly a year before we would be able to compete again Given what has transpired throughout the world in the past 13 months we are so grateful and excited to once again have a hoops season The sounds smells and excitement of high school basketball usually signal the start of winter This year the spring basketball season will be like none other and the Bishop s program as always will be competitive exciting and full of learning opportunities for our young athletes We hope to see you at games often as we all have the chance to renew our appreciation for education based athletics Head Coach Nick Levine begins his 7th season leading our program and we are very proud of the culture that Nick has built the grit and determination our student athletes always display and the sportsmanship that is ever present To play in the Bishop s boys basketball program requires an extraordinary commitment by our young men At each game we have the opportunity to witness that commitment our players have to each other to performing at a high level and to the values of our program and school I want to thank our coaching staff all of our parents and the Bishop s staff for all of their hard work to make this season happen I especially want to thank our student athletes for their perseverance through unprecedented challenges their resiliency through great adversity and their dedication to the Bishop s program Go Knights Jerry Schniepp 2

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BEN KRYILLOS 1 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Chicken noodle soup Pregame Routine Pedialyte and nap Favorite Athlete Jimmy Butler Favorite class at Bishop s Marine Bio FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus Library Terrace Kindest person you know My mom Best meal that you can cook Eggs and Bacon NICKY CLOTFELTER 2 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Chicken Pot Pie Pregame Routine Changes every game Favorite Athlete Steph Favorite class at Bishop s Spanish FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus Benches right outside the library Kindest person you know Thomas Muniz Best meal that you can cook Eggs toast and sausage LUKE SELTEZER 3 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Mom s cilantro chicken Pregame Routine Shoot a lot of shots and then go on my phone and relax Favorite Athlete Manny Machado Favorite class at Bishop s Chemistry FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus Library Kindest person you know My Grandma Kathy Best meal that you can cook Mac n cheese 5

SHEA RUEDA 4 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Almost any Filipino food they make Pregame Routine Listening to music Favorite Athlete Isaiah Thomas Favorite class at Bishop s Free period FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus On the court Kindest person you know My brother Best meal that you can cook Ribeye Steak LUCAS Ball 5 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Salmon with rice and vegetables Pregame Routine Stretching and listening to music Favorite Athlete Devin Booker Favorite class at Bishop s Chemistry FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus Lunch tables or gym Kindest person you know My mom Best meal that you can cook I make really good guacamole Mexican food JORDAN SMITH 10 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Jumbo Shells Pasta Pregame Routine Shooting the ball then I like to relax and when it is closer to the game I like to get hypeD and listen to music Favorite Athlete Donovan Mitchell Favorite class at Bishop s Chemistry FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus Upper library so I can get work done Kindest person you know I d have to say my great grandma Best meal that you can cook French Toast 6

TYLER HAGAN 11 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Chicken parm Pregame Routine Listen to music Favorite Athlete Kyrie irving Favorite class at Bishop s MATH FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus GYM Kindest person you know Shea Rueda Best meal that you can cook Scrambled eggs Owen Hill 20 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks My moms banana bread Pregame Routine Team dinner Favorite Athlete Colin Kaepernick Favorite class at Bishop s Spanish 4 FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus The library tables Kindest person you know Dax Kay Best meal that you can cook Stir fry Dax Kay 23 Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Adobo Pregame Routine Watch basketball mixtapes Favorite Athlete Lance Stephenson Favorite class at Bishop s Honors Physics FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus Upper Bentham Kindest person you know My mom Best meal that you can cook Omelette 7

24 ARmaan Damani Favorite meal your mom or dad cooks Chicken Stir Fry Pregame Routine Listen to my music pregame Favorite Athlete Kyrie Irving Favorite class at Bishop s 9th Grade History with Coach Assaf FAVORITE spot to hang out on campus Library Terrace Kindest person you know Dax Kay Best meal that you can cook Eggs 8

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Taking it indoors La Jolla s high school basketball teams begin play with COVID 19 safety protocols As San Diego County high school athletes continue to return to outdoor venues with COVID 19 related precautions some are hitting the indoors as well La Jolla s basketball teams are launching seasons that are both earlier and shorter than usual And with that comes more coronavirus testing practice alterations sanitation protocols mask wearing and other safety measures Basketball is kind of the worst for COVID safety joked Bishop s School senior Owen Hill 18 It s indoor and it s high contact Bishop s coach Nick Levine said players must wear masks during all practices and workouts they are tested once a week the school moved the weight room outdoors and the benches are rearranged so players sit four feet apart Players also have to forgo the typical postgame highfives with the other team and wave instead Courtesy of Dave Siccardi But for players like Hill it s all worth it They could make us do a lot more and it would still all be worth it for me he said The precautions are easy to adhere to and being a senior I really wanted to have this last season It s a no brainer Hill played basketball as a young child and then more competitively the past six years He had surgery almost a year ago for an issue unrelated to sports and spent the better part of the past nine months in physical therapy so he could play this season He hopes to playbasketball in college Working that hard to recover gave the season more weight for me he said That and being one of the few seniors on the boys team after nine graduated last year 10

Hill and Dax Kay as our senior captains this year I think we have a nice blend of size and skill Owen is one of the best shooters in the county We re a really young team so there is a lot of learning to be done but we have a lot of guards that play really aggressively and are quick Hill said We also have some height which is nice We have a junior that is 6 foot 5 or 6 foot 6 and we have a lot of shooters We have four guys that can consistently knock down open jump shots and a freshman that is great at ball handling Nick Clotfelter is a returning varsity guy and he has really grown and improved his game Levine added Luke Ball is a transfer from Torrey Pines that we are really excited about and another perimeter shooter that we are going to rely on One freshman who we think will be inthe rotation early on is Armaan Damani as a point guard Water polo standout Ben Kyrillos should provide energy and toughness to our group Owen Hill No 0 pictured in 2019 is one of only a few seniors on the Bishop s School boys basketball team Levine said this year s team is basically a brand new group We have terrific leadership with T H E B I S H O P S S C H O O L 11 2 0 2 1 K N I G H T S B A S K E T B A L L

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