3. Greeneview (20-3 last season) is without 2011 All-Area D-III player of the year Ronnie Drinnon. The 6-7 senior has been suspended until spring for violating the school’s athletic policy. But there’s plenty of firepower left in 6-7 junior Evan Bradds and senior guard Eric Green, starters since their freshman years. Bradds already has committed to Ohio U. and his averages of 17 points and 6.0 rebounds could dramatically improve with Drinnon out.
4. Opponents will once again see double when playing Franklin. The Wildcats are anchored by 6-8 senior twins Jacob and Justin Rossi, physical bangers who are headed to Northern Kentucky along with CJ’s John Staley. But it’s the addition of heralded 6-4 freshman Luke Kennard that has Franklin thinking SWBL title and more.
5. This much is a given, the road to a D-II state title often runs through Dunbar and Thurgood Marshall. Toss in Alter and CJ as frequent contenders, too. But defending D-III state champ Cincinnati Taft is an unexpected wildcard. The Senators were 26-1 last season and have since been bumped up to D-II at least for the next two years. That makes for a potentially loaded Southwest regional field, depending how each team positions itself in the draw.