Other players that the coaching staff is looking at to make an impact on the varsity are seniors Dane Anderson and Brady Lindquist; juniors Cash Nelson, Owen Sanstead and Simon Moritz; and sophomore Marshall Dewey.

The Knights line-up will lack size playing in the West Central Conference with teams such as Melrose, Morris, Sauk Centre, BOLD, Montevideo, Minnewaska and Benson feature very big line-ups.   The Knights will have to emphasize rebounding, physical play and use their defense to be successful.

“We may be one of the smallest teams in Minnesota, but we have kids with skills, experience, quickness, and intelligence. We feel if we focus on rebounding and physicality; and if we can stay healthy, we will be able to play a high level of basketball this year,” said Knights’ Coach Kraig Hunter.

The Knights will play a schedule that will make them battle-tested come playoff time. They will compete mostly in the Class AA West Central Conference. They will play a few other very good AA schools, such as Pelican Rapids, Park Rapids, Staples-Motley and Wadena-Deer Creek, as well as several of the Section 6A favorites such as Hillcrest, Battle Lake and Hancock.

Hunter feels, in addition to those three, that BBE, Ada-Borup and Henning will be the other top contenders in 6A.  Sauk Centre is the favorite in the West Central Conference returning everyone but one senior including 2,000 point scorer Jay Nuebert. 

Hunter will be assisted by Brian Kjesbo, Jon Nelson, and Brad Westrom.