Cincinnati Dragons Wheelchair Basketball Season Preview

After over a year off due to Covid, the Cincinnati Dragons will be returning to action this weekend in Knoxville TN!!  We will play a reduced schedule this year but we are happy that our players (especially our seniors) will get a chance to play.

TEAM PREVIEW

The Dragons are looking to make a run at the national championship this year with 4 out of 5 starters returning from a team that finished #5 in the country last year.  The Dragons will be led by their senior co-captains Alex Hilgeford (Beavercreek OH) and Kerwin Haake (Lexington KY).  Starting post player Hilgeford will bring a solid presence inside as the second leading scorer last year with a team-high 56% field-goal percentage.  Starting PG Haake recently signed his letter-of-intent with the University of Arizona and will look to control the game with his ballhandling and outside shooting (team-high 17 3-pointers last season).  Joining them in the starting lineup will be a trio of talented sophomores including last year's leading scorer Gabe Taylor (Augusta KY) and 2 speedsters Jamie Stanford (Cincinnati) and Mathias Krodel (Cincinnati).  The Dragons will also be expecting contributions off the bench from Kendall Speaks (Ironton OH), Hayden Peck (Cincinnati), Sean Nichols (Villa Hills KY), Jakoby Gilliam (Cincinnati), Josh Clayton (Piqua OH) and Logan Cover (Hamersville OH).

TEAM SCHEDULE

The Dragons will play a challenging schedule starting with the Rocky Top Invitational next Saturday March 27th where they will face teams ranked #2 (Atlanta) and #11 (Charlotte) in last year's final rankings.

March 27 Knoxville

April 17-18 Des Moines

May 1-2  Kansas City

May 15 Atlanta

May 22 Midwest Conference Tournament in Cincinnati

June 25-27 National Tournament in Wichita

All games will be streamed live on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/gcasc