Ojukwu’s development will be important for their overall depth. Skillings, a 6-7 wing committed to Cincinnati, and Farmer, a 6-3 guard committed to Hofstra, will handle the bulk of the scoring, while the 6-2 Brown is on the cusp of a breakout year after pulling in his first offers this summer. Last year’s runner-ups return their top five scorers, with an upperclassman-laden rotation that also includes a promising freshman, 6-6 forward Shareef Jackson. The once former and now current Cahillites’ boss has a squad that’s got everything it needs to contend for yet another PCL championship, six years after he won back-to-back titles and then stepped aside.
It feels like McNesby is picking right back up where he left off. Really, Roman should be “1A,” as the Cahilites have every bit an argument as Neumann-Goretti to be preseason favorites after falling just short to Wood this spring. Names to Know: Xzayvier Brown (Jr./PG), Khalil Farmer (Sr./SG), Jahmir Martin (Sr./G), Toby Ojukwu (Soph./G), Matija Radunovic (Sr./SF), Daniel Skillings Jr. The only thing they don’t have is much varsity experience, but there’s so much talent and depth, combined with the Saints’ formidable work ethic and Arrigale’s record of success, that it’s hard to say anybody in the PCL is better heading into the season. Augustine Prep (N.J.) to form the league’s best frontcourt, joining them with the sophomore core of Myers (5-9), Williams (6-5) and Wright (5-11), all of whom got their feet wet as freshmen but look ready for starring roles after all picked up their first Division I offers this offseason. Louis Christian (Mo.) and the 6-9 Bevilacqua from St. But Arrigale and his staff have reloaded, adding the 6-8 Adewale from St. And quite a bit of that team is gone, including point guard Hysier Miller (Temple), power forward Zaakir Williamson (Buffalo) and shooting guard Chris Evans (Claflin), with Stewart (9.5 ppg) the only returning starter. Don’t let last year’s record fool you: an eligibility issue due to a transfer led to several forfeits, which cost N-G a shot at playing for a league championship. Names to Know: Sultan Adewale (Jr./F), Luke Bevilacqua (Soph./PF), Khaafiq Myers (Soph./PG), Masud Stewart (Sr./PG), Amir Williams (Soph./SF), Robert Wright III (Soph./G)