Team In Focus: Iona Prep

<p>Thanks to coach Alvarado and his staff for having us attend his team's open gym. St Francis College was in attendance. We were entertained with a spirited workout of drills and competitive games.</p> <p><strong>RJ Green            6”5.         2022</strong></p> <p>Major big-time stud. Scores at all three levels. Hard to deny getting to the rim.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1045689" first="Blaise" last="New"].         5”9.         2023</strong></p> <p>A true point guard. Fearless getting into the lane. Great court vision and a coach on the floor.</p> <p><strong>Bangaly Berete     6”4.        2023</strong></p> <p>Really good defender. High motor. Has a game that improves every time I see him. Gets to the rim off the bounce.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1195560" first="Jaylen" last="Pray"].             6”8.        2024</strong></p> <p>A ton of potential. Still growing. Uses his body to score inside. </p> <p><strong>Lawrence Mitchell     6”2.       2023</strong></p> <p>Very strong athletic slasher. Has shown the ability to split defenders in the half-court and finish inside.</p> <p><strong>Andy Kim                    6”3.        2022</strong></p> <p> Very vocal player.  Excellent court vision. Good ball-handler and passer. Can score with either hand.</p> <p><strong>Johnny Keenan         5”9.           2025</strong></p> <p>As a freshman, he had no fear in the open gym.  Very crafty ball handler. Was able to weave his way inside and find an open teammate or score himself. Displayed a step-back three a few times.</p> <p><strong>Kris Banwareesingh.                 2025</strong></p> <p>An elite shooter. A transfer from Ossining as an eighth-grader he averaged 20 ppg.</p> <p><strong>Taj Walters                6”5.          2024</strong></p> <p>Extremely skilled player. A physical scorer inmates contact.</p> <p><strong>Carlos Rodriquez        6”2.       2024</strong></p> <p>A pure scorer of the basketball</p> <p><strong>Marcel Henry.           6”6.        2024</strong></p> <p>High motor on this big player. A rugged player with a soft shooting touch.</p> <p><strong>A J Rodriquez.                       2022</strong></p> <p>A multidimensional player does everything well.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>