I caught up with Penguin’s Josh Jones, who in his junior year will likely be Youngstown State’s starting SG this coming season. Josh had just completed a short training camp at C2P Basketball Camp in Indiana.
I found out that two of the three incoming Penguins’ freshmen players (PG Tim Lostetter and SF William Worley) attended the same camp. Based on his experience at the training camp, Josh was excited to have both joining the team this coming season. “I gave Tim the nickname “Sparky” because he’s like a spark plug…small (5’6”) and energizing. Tim plays all out and feeds the ball well to others, so I think he’s going to be a big asset at the point for our team. I call William Worley “Bilbo”. For a small forward, he’s going to be a strong rebounder. He’s not afraid to put up 3’s, and if he starts knocking them down better, he can come off the bench to put some quick points on the board for us.”
Josh indicated he was sorry that Jamal Grady, who is expected to contend for a starting position at center this coming season, wasn’t able to attend the training camp. Jones commented, “I saw Jamal play a couple games in the state tournament this year, and he’s talented in every phase of the game. I can’t wait to get on the court with him.”
Jones has been invited back to the C2P Camp as a player instructor and is excited that he’ll be working with high school players who will be attending camps throughout the rest of this summer.
Asked about new head coach K.D. Durst, Jones said that Durst got to campus after the end of the school year but has made contact with everyone on the team and seemed intent on making some changes to get the team on the winning track. Jones indicated that with the entire coaching staff being new, he’s expecting there will be substantial changes to offensive and defensive strategies and overall philosophies.