Basketball
sport
SHORTS
By Jared Lowy
Green Wave Basketball, coached by Dan Whalen, experienced up and downs of a COVID-shortened season, finishing with an impressive 8-3 record and winning eight straight games to finish the season after a challenging 0-3 start. Players competed with intensity all season, experiencing multiple schedule changes and a two-week shutdown due to COVID. The Green Wave played hard each and every game, and it showed. After tough early losses against Sparta, West Morris and Mendham, the Green Wave began an impressive run of eight-straight wins. The boys defeated Sparta and Roxbury before winning back-to-back games against rival Chatham. A close win over Pope John on February 24 set the boys up for their toughest game of the season, a home-game content against undefeated West Morris. In the closest game played this season, Delbarton defeated West Morris 5654 in Abbot Brian Clarke Gym, the biggest program win in many a season. The boys went on to win two more games against Newton and Randolph before COVID cut the season short. Leading the team this season was Alex Paulius ‘21, who averaged a team best 14.7 points per game. Senior Rohin Bobba ‘21 was a threat from three this season, averaging 10.1 points per game, with many of his points coming from behind the arc. Senior guard Gary Lewis ‘21 was the floor general, leading the Green Wave possessions especially in crunch time. Delbarton Basketball also saw consistent contributions from Maximus Cresti ‘21, Skyler Venezia ‘22, Derek Lagios ‘22 and Charlie Smith’22. Jim King
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