As the leaves begin to turn colors and the wind begins to howl just a hair harder; the long wait for basketball to begin is just a few weeks away. The men’s basketball team for the RiverHawks will pick up where they left off Nov 2 at Minnesota. Their record last year was 20-9 and 10-2 in the Lone Star Conference.
Although the men’s team lost two key seniors they have many returning players with experience. Jason Jones, Cathors, France senior will be looked upon to lead the team. Jones who was named to the NCAA/ NABC Division-II all-star game last year will be a force to be reckoned with.
“If they would have not had injuries and a small bench last year, I believe we could have gone a lot further,” said Evan Flores, Tulsa sophomore.” I am excited to see how we will do this year.”
The RiverHawks women's basketball team, who had an excellent season, fell short unfortunately of the Elite 8 last year. They finished 28-7 and 13-1 in the Lone Star Conference. Preseason polls have the RiverHawks ranked 11th nationally.
“Our expectations are big this year, but I believe that with this group of girls we have a great chance to go further than we did last year,” said Jasmine Wright, Dallas junior.
The RiverHawks women's basketball team will return home Nov 18 to face St. Mary’s at 7 p.m.; and the men’s team will return Nov. 17 to host Ecclesia. Both games will be at Jack Dobbins Field House.
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