PREP BASKETBALL ‘92-93 / CENTURY LEAGUE : Villa Park

1991-92 RECORDS OVERALL LEAGUE 11-12 5-5

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COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL Steve Harris first year

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RETURNING STARTERS YR. HGT. P Chip Bernards Jr. 6-2 G Brian Robertson Sr. 6-4 C

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TOP RETURNERS YR. HGT. P Bobby Wolf Sr. 5-11 G

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TOP NEWCOMERS YR. HGT. P Sean McMahon So. 5-11 G Kris Hampton Jr. 6-4 1/2 F Wes Furuta So. 5-8 G Danny Hambarian Jr. 6-0 F

OUTLOOK

Steve Harris, nephew of Ocean View Coach Jim Harris, steps in as the Spartans’ coach. He replaces Chris Burton, who resigned in September to take a job in Washington. Harris has been busy learning the players and teaching the game. “Getting the job late has made it a bigger challenge,” Harris said. It’s an easier one with Bernard and Robertson around, however. Bernard averaged 10 points last season. Robertson was inconsistent, but at times he was a force inside. Both will be counted on heavily. Hampton is the only other player with any size on the roster, which means everyone will have to lend a hand rebounding. “We’re really young and really small,” Harris said, “but we’ve been trying to look at the positive.” That is a wise philosophy since Harris has entrusted the ball-handling role to two sophomores. McMahon and Furuta will be the team’s floor leaders. They probably will receive a rough initiation through the nonleague schedule, but Harris hopes they will be seasoned by league play. “It’s important that they come through for us,” Harris said. “But I think this team will be a lot like last year’s one. They will play as hard as they can.” The Spartans must if they hope to repeat their third-place finish of a year ago.