Scouting Willowbrook boys basketball

Posted November 19, 2010 12:00 am

Kevin Schmit

Willowbrook

Coach: John Constable.

Last year: 9-18, 4-8, sixth in West Suburban Gold; lost 84-81 in overtime to Wheaton North in Class 4A Willowbrook regional quarterfinals.

Top players: Ryan Rader, jr., F/C; Tyler Little, jr., G/F; Josh Joiner, so., G; Tiger Greene, so., G; Brandon Turner, sr., G; Dan Hay, jr., F/C; Kyle Pullia, so., F; Cherrik Thrower, sr., F/C.

Scouting report: Constable, hired in September, takes the reins after a season as Hinsdale South’s girls coach. Before that he spent a year coaching boys basketball at Addison Trail and seven years at York. Constable has a team extremely thin on varsity experience. Willowbrook has only three seniors and as many as three sophomores could be in the starting lineup. Rader, who saw significant time as a sophomore, is a 6-foot-6 post threat. Hay, Pullia and Thrower add to the inside presence. A balanced offense starts with Rader, but Little, Greene and Turner will deliver points from the backcourt. Joiner is being counted on to run the show at the point. “With our inexperience it’s going to be a learning process at the beginning of the season,” Constable said.

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