United's 2011-12 Basketball Preview
Head Coach: Matt Mowery
2010-11 Record: 4-10, 5-16
Conference/Finish: ITCL Upper Tier/T-5th Place
2010-11 Playoff Finish: lost to St. Thomas Aquinas, 58-38, in Division III Sectional Semifinal
State Tournament Appearances: None
State Championships: None
Post Season History Since 2000
Regional Championships: None
District Championships: None
Sectional Championships: None
Returning Team Leaders
Points Per Game: Brett Albright, 9.3
Rebounds Per Game: Brett Albright, 2.3
Assists Per Game: Brett Albright, 2.3
Free Throw Percentage: Brett Albright, 66.7% (50-75)
Three-Point Percentage: Brett Albright, 23.8 (25-105)
2011-12 Schedule
(7:30 p.m. unless noted)
December 2 - West Branch
December 6 - at Salem
December 9 - East Palestine
December 13 - at Springfield
December 16 - at Crestview
December 20 - South Range
December 23 - at Southern
December 27 - at Heartland Christian
January 6 - at Columbiana
January 10 - Mineral Ridge
January 13 - Lisbon
January 20 - at East Palestine
January 24 - Springfield
January 27 - Crestview
January 31 - at South Range
February 3 - Columbiana
February 7 - at Mineral Ridge
February 10 - at Lisbon
February 14 - at Malvern
February 18 - Minerva
This past spring, United Local High School named Matt Mowery to the position of head varsity basketball coach. Mowery served as the junior varsity coach one year ago. He replaces Tim King who spent just one season at the helm in Hanoverton after the previous eighteen campaigns at Western Reserve.
The Golden Eagles will have to make up for 63% of the team's offense from a season ago as United lost five key contributors to graduation. Leading scorer, Brett Albright, returns for his senior campaign after averaging 9.3 points and shooting 66.7% (50-75) from the charity stripe and 23.8% (25-105) from beyond the three-point arc. Senior Kyle Widlicka will also be back after seeing action in 14 games as he averaged 0.6 points and 1.3 caroms. Sophomore Garrett Beech (0.4 ppg in 9 games) will most likely take on a more prominent role on the team in 2011-12.
A year ago, the Eagles shot 23.5% (54-230) from beyond the three-point arc and just 48.9% (160-327) from the charity stripe. United will have to improve on those two figures if they hope to increase their win total this winter.
United kicks off the season at home against West Branch on Friday, December 2.
