2020-21 Catholic League Outlook: Jesuit (Video)
As we’re all painfully aware of, COVID-19 has put a stop to life as we know it since late March. That won’t stop us here at Prep Hoops Louisiana from taking a look towards next season, though, and we’ll start…
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Continue ReadingAs we’re all painfully aware of, COVID-19 has put a stop to life as we know it since late March. That won’t stop us here at Prep Hoops Louisiana from taking a look towards next season, though, and we’ll start with the prestigious Catholic League in New Orleans.
St. Augustine has reigned supreme for the last several seasons in 9-5A and we’ll take a look at each team to see who may have a chance to challenge them in 2020-21. One team will be released each day according to last year’s standings starting with Rummel and ending with the Purple Knights, which will also include a prediction for next year’s standings.
Here’s our outlook on Jesuit:
2019-20 Catholic League Standings
1. St. Augustine | 31-2 (12-0)
2. Brother Martin | 29-6 (9-3)
4. Jesuit | 17-16 (4-8)
JESUIT
Jesuit had some rebuilding to do after losing Notre Dame walk-on Elijah Morgan prior to last season, and they had their fair share of bright spots throughout the year. They had a couple of top-notch wins over Landry-Walker (41-36), McMain (63-56) and Carver (67-63), and while they went just 4-8 in 9-5A, only three of those losses were by double-digits.
Their toughest player to replace from this past season will be Millsaps point guar signee Kyle Haupt, but the rest of the Blue Jays’ core pieces will be back. That includes a few 2021 players in Patrick Lavie, Porter Lichtl and Christopher Gillen, who have all been groomed to effectively play in the Blue Jays’ pass-and-cut system while also providing shooting from outside.
2022 prospects Holden Hess and Matt Knight are two more players that gave Jesuit solid minutes last season and 2023 G Jack Lo was one of the top freshman in the Catholic League last season.
The Blue Jays have a very distinctive style with coach Chris Jennings at the helm that gives them a chance to compete game-in and game-out. They’ll be deep enough to be competitive in the league but it could be tough to reach the upper-echelon teams in the league without a typical “go-to” player.