With this school year coming to an end, there is a new season coming up next year with the Tiffin Dragons men's basketball team. After sitting down with coach John Hill, there is some good things coming his way, whether in the form of recruiting, or just having another year in the GLIAC under the teams belt. Last night was the teams end of the year banquet. Keenan Barlow was named the teams Most Valuable Player award. He averaged 9.9 points a game and 4.4 rebounds a game while starting 25 games. Brian Scott was awarded the Best Shooter award shooting 45% from the 3 point line, 46% from the field total, and 77% from the free throw line. Brandon Harris received the Most Improved player award 3 points and 3 boards a game coming off the bench for most of the season. All of these players are scheduled to make their return to the Dragons next year.
From the recruiting aspect, Coach talked about his two current commitments in Joe Graessle (picture top right) from Bishop Ready high school (OH) and Sarwin Kahn from Pingere,Illinois. Joe Graessle, a 6'3 wing player lead his team to the Ohio State Final Four Division III. He was voted player of the year in District 10 and also made First Team All-Ohio. He is known for his 3 point shot and could bring his long range game in to help the Dragons. Next is Sarwin Kahn. He is a big presence inside at 6'9. With his height and inside scoring ability, he can help the dragons Cuellar down low in the post with his height and athleticism. Next on Coach Hill's list is a true point guard that can come in and help the Dragon's program as quickly as possible. This was a weak spot last season for the Dragons and this was exploited by their opponents.
With next season approaching, Coach Hill told me a few things that he would like to accomplish. Coach Hill explained the first thing he would like to accomplish, like any other GLIAC coach, is Double digit wins and single digit losses. IT is a hard goal to accomplish, especially in such a tough conference that returns a lot of their starters. With 12 teams now in the South Division, with the addition of Ohio Dominican and Lake Erie College, and 7 in the North, this makes for a tough 19 game in conference schedule. To make matter worse, Tiffin will open the season against tough Division I opponent, Bowling Green. This is another goal for Tiffin is to compete with the big school and go for the "W" against them. This would set the tone early for the Dragons and help them shoot for a winning season this program has been looking for the last few years.
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