BOY’S BASKETBALL 1993-1994: SOUTH COAST LEAGUE : San Clemente

1992-93 RECORDS

OVERALL: 5-18

LEAGUE: 1-9

COACH: Ed Coyle

RECORD AT SCHOOL: 0-0

RETURNING STARTER YR. HGT. P Graham Gary Sr. 5-11 G Luke Mannix Sr. 6-3 G

TOP RETURNERS YR. HGT. P Paul Anderson Jr. 6-0 G Phinney Gardner Sr. 6-7 C Joey Harrison Jr. 6-4 F D.J. Reynolds Jr. 6-8 C

TOP NEWCOMERS YR. HGT. P Stephan Kachani Sr. 6-2 G Sean Kruger Sr. 6-1 G Jeff Perry So. 6-5 F

OUTLOOK

A wave of newness has swept San Clemente, with a fresh coaching staff and players--they call themselves “Coyle’s Army,”--who would rather remember last season for the friendships they forged than their record. Coyle has 13 years of high school coaching experience--the last seven at West Covina--and is fast gaining a reputation as a strict disciplinarian. San Clemente returns only one starter, but Mannix is a gem (22.3 scoring, 7.8 rebound average). No one’s expecting a miraculous turnaround, which is precisely why the Tritons could upset a few apple carts. “They could break into the top three,” Mission Viejo Coach Joe Reid said. Coyle’s appointment and revamped style of play--less running, more defensive orientation--brought some players out of the woodwork who are expected to take a bundle of the scoring load off Mannix, freeing up the second-team all-league player to do other things. Gardner and Reynolds give the Tritons the kind of height they lacked last season.