Riverside Boys Basketball Eager for Season Opener

The Riverside boys' basketball team is looking forward to improving off of their 2022-23 season where the Bulldogs finished the season just 8-14 and 5-11 in conference play. The Bulldogs were defeated in the first round of Class 1A Region 8 tournament 53-50 vs a tough Woodbine team. The Bulldogs and Head Coach Nichoals Kroon are wanting to get back to playing in the regional championship game again for the first time in four seasons. And for the team the push to get there started this offseason when the Bulldogs had their best offseason under Coach Kroon and he said it shows him how dedicated the kids are to get better on their skill work and getting back to winning basketball games.

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The Bulldogs were busy this offseason as the team played about 15 games this summer at different places. This was a big offseason for the Bulldogs losing four key players and will be relying on some freshman and sophomores to help out and rely on in crucial moments and minutes in the game. Coach Kroon said it was good to play so much this summer to help build team chemistry and see how the young guys looked going up against varsity basketball teams.

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As far as who will be stepping into the remainder of the Bulldogs starting lineup and bench rotation is still up for grabs said Coach Kroon. In years past Riverside has been a team that has typically played six or maybe seven guys total but Coach Kroon believes this one of the deeper teams he has seen at Riverside and thinks that depth will really help the Bulldogs this season.

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With the Bulldogs losing some of their size down low the Bulldogs will look to use speed and quickness to their advantage this season especially on the defensive end of the floor. Coach Kroon wants to lead his team slowly with several young guys playing big minutes he doesn't want to give them too much too early. Coach Kroon said as the season goes on he will throw more junk defenses into the system and see what his young team can handle.

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The Riverside Bulldogs Boys Basketball team start their season on November 28th when they travel to AHSTW to take on the Vikings in a Western Iowa Conference matchup.

You can listen to the full interview with Head Coach Nichoals Kroon below.

The Riverside boys’ basketball team is looking forward to improving off of their 2022-23 season where the Bulldogs finished the season just 8-14 and 5-11 in conference play. The Bulldogs were defeated in the first round of Class 1A Region 8 tournament 53-50 vs a tough Woodbine team. The Bulldogs and Head Coach Nichoals Kroon are wanting to get back to playing in the regional championship game again for the first time in four seasons. And for the team the push to get there started this offseason when the Bulldogs had their best offseason under Coach Kroon and he said it shows him how dedicated the kids are to get better on their skill work and getting back to winning basketball games.

The Bulldogs were busy this offseason as the team played about 15 games this summer at different places. This was a big offseason for the Bulldogs losing four key players and will be relying on some freshman and sophomores to help out and rely on in crucial moments and minutes in the game. Coach Kroon said it was good to play so much this summer to help build team chemistry and see how the young guys looked going up against varsity basketball teams.

As far as who will be stepping into the remainder of the Bulldogs starting lineup and bench rotation is still up for grabs said Coach Kroon. In years past Riverside has been a team that has typically played six or maybe seven guys total but Coach Kroon believes this one of the deeper teams he has seen at Riverside and thinks that depth will really help the Bulldogs this season.

With the Bulldogs losing some of their size down low the Bulldogs will look to use speed and quickness to their advantage this season especially on the defensive end of the floor. Coach Kroon wants to lead his team slowly with several young guys playing big minutes he doesn’t want to give them too much too early. Coach Kroon said as the season goes on he will throw more junk defenses into the system and see what his young team can handle.

The Riverside Bulldogs Boys Basketball team start their season on November 28th when they travel to AHSTW to take on the Vikings in a Western Iowa Conference matchup.

You can listen to the full interview with Head Coach Nichoals Kroon below.