The Blue Bullets will be making their second trip to the tournament. They finished 2-2 in last year’s event.
Due to Knoxville’s successful playoff run to the quarterfinals in football, practice time was limited at the beginning. In fact, the Blue Bullets had just one week together as a full team before the basketball season opener. They still finished 2-2 in the Brimfield Thanksgiving Tournament.
Coach Erik Hughs says the keys to his team’s success will be taking care of the basketball, being able to defend and execution.
The Blue Bullets have three players that average in double figures – Braden Downs, a 6’2” forward at 17 points a game; Will Shreeves, a 6’1” guard at 12 points; and Beau Honeycutt, a 5’9” guard at 10 points.
Knoxville is part of the Lincoln Trail Conference. They finished 27-7 a year ago.
