Prepzone Hardcourt Preview 2017

FRIENDBOYS
The 2016-17 season for the
Friend boy’s basketball squad
not only featured a 13-12
overall record, but also dramatic
improvement over a 6-16
campaign the year before.
The Bulldogs will look to keep
building momentum under head
coach Brian Arp.
However, that goal will have to
be accomplished with only four
returning letterwinners and low
turnout numbers.
“We need to stay healthy,” Arp
said. “We have low numbers, but
what we have is good enough to
keep us competitive.”
The Bulldogs will have an
experienced athlete leading the
squad, as point guard Kolby
Houlden returns for his senior
season. Houlden posted 10.1
points and 4.7 assists a game as a
junior.
Complimenting Houlden in the
backcourt will be senior shooting
guard Darren Segner, who
averaged 9.7 points a game last
year and shot 36 percent from
three-point land.
Senior forward Ray Sharkey and
sophomores Jacob Bottom and
Mason Kelley will also look to
make an impact for Friend.
“Kolby is going to be our leader
and we will go as far as he takes
us,” Arp said. “If we do not turn
the ball over that will be key.”
TEAM FACTS
Team Name: Bulldogs
Class: D-1
2016-17 Record: 13-12
Playoff Appearances: 19
Head Coach: Brian Arp
Career Record: 37-57
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