By; Wake Co. Hoops
2021-22: 14-13 (9-5), 3rd in GNR, 1st Round of Playoffs (L to New Hanover 40-64)
Key Losses
Damian Booth – 13ppg, 3rpg, 2spg – Graduated – Playing at Pfieffer University
Dylan Smith – 8ppg, 5rpg, 2apg – Graduated
Key Returners
Jake Hart – Senior – 9ppg, 7rpg, 6apg, 3spg, 1bpg
Dylan Setzer – Senior – 10ppg, 2rpg, 61 3pm
Matthew Foster – Junior – 5ppg, 2rpg
Andrew Schneider – Senior – 4ppg, 4rpg
HL Smith – Senior – 3ppg, 2rpg
Projected Rotation:
Starters; Jake Hart, Dylan Setzer, Matthew Foster, Andrew Schneider, HL Smith
Bench: Joseph Bullock, Cooper Adams, Nicholas Clark
Storylines
The Bengals finished last season with -0.18 Wins Over Average (WOA) which was good for 15th in Wake County, 25th in 4A East, and 56th in 4A overall. They return at least 57% of production from every major stat category.
This team will come and go with one of the highest-usage players in the state, Jake Hart. Jake won the Greater Neuse River Conference DPOY award last year and finished second in POY voting behind Cleveland