I’D LIKE TO THANK CHRISTIEN CRYNES WHO IS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY MESA REDHAWKS IN MESA, ARIZONA IN THE CAL-PAC IN NAIA COACHED BY FRANK WOODFORD FOR SHARING HIS THOUGHTS ON 2021-22 CAMPAIGN WITH THE CANNON NETWORK. CHRISTIEN SHARED, “WE’RE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS UPCOMING SEASON OF REDHAWKS BASKETBALL. WE HAVE A STRONG CORE RETURNING,
INCLUDING 3 STARTERS, AN ALL AMERICAN, AND AN ALL CAL-PAC PERFORMER. OUR INCOMING CLASS INCLUDES 4 SENIORS WHO STARTED OR PLAYED HEAVY MINUTES AT THEIR PREVIOUS SCHOOLS AS WELL AS SOME TALENTED FRESHMEN. THE TEAM IS VERY EXPERIENCED, AND GOT A TASTE OF WINNING IN THE NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
LAST MARCH. WE PLAYED A GAUNTLET OF A SCHEDULE LAST YEAR THAT DEFINITELY PREPARED US FOR CONFERENCE AND THE POSTSEASON. THIS YEAR’S NON-CONFERENCE WILL BE CHALLENGING AGAIN, AND THE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE IS STRONGER THAN EVER. THE REDHAWKS ARE EXCITED FOR THE CHALLENGE AND LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON LAST SEASON’S END OF YEAR SUCCESS.”