2016-2017 Boys Basketball Preview

School

Urbandale

Nickname

J-Hawks

Class

4A

Colors

Blue and White

Conference

Central Iowa Metropolitan League – Iowa Conference

Head Coach:             Jon Schmitz (Simpson College, 1999)

                                   2^nd season at Urbandale (7-16), 12^th Season Overall (105-142)

Assistant Coaches:   Gabe Peasley, Pat Henkenius, Kent Henderson

                                   Tom Breitbach, Tony Perez, Dustin Larson

2015-2016 Record / Highlights:

• 7-16 Overall / 2-9 CIML Central Iowa Conference / 0-6 Western Division
• 2^nd Team All-Division – Kyle Hart
• Honorable Mention All-Division – Chancelor House, Trevor Miller

2016-2017 Returning Letterwinners with 2015-2016 statistics (5):

Cade Friedrichsen

3.1 ppg

1.4 rpg

22 assists / 10 steals

Trevor Miller

6.3 ppg

7.6 rpg

66 assists / 29 steals / 21 blocks

Jared Witke

0.2 ppg

0.6 rpg

Eric Milewsky

4.4 ppg

1.2 rpg

31 assists / 20 steals

Grant Garwood

7.2 ppg

4.3 rpg

23 assists / 14 steals / 6 blocks

2016-2017 Outlook:

Urbandale opens with two games on the road to begin the 2^nd year of Coach Schmitz's tenure at Urbandale.  The J-Hawks travel to Indianola on November 29 and DM East on December 2 before opening at home with DM Roosevelt on December 6.

For more information, contact Head Coach Jon Schmitz at (515) 457-6893 or schmitzs@urbandaleschools.com or Bill Watson at (515) 457-6994 or william.watson@j-hawks.com.   Visit www.j-hawks.com for more information.