ZYMIR FAULKNER
5 QUESTIONS FOR BOYS HOOPS PUBLICS In a year filled with questions as basic as when will the season start, it felt appropriate to ask a few more about one of the strangest seasons of all time.
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how good can charlottesville be with its tremendous senior trio?
The timing for a shortened, interrupted season isn’t good for anyone, but it has to be particularly frustrating for the Black Knights, who’s senior trio of Zymir Faulkner, Christian Stewart and Nick Motley are as good as any in the public school ranks. The Black Knights have as many known entities as a team could hope for, with Faulkner an electric scorer (he averaged 17.0 points per game as a first team All-JD pick a year ago), Motley a two-way point guard capable of defending as well as he distributes and scores (2.3 steals and 4.5 assists a year ago) and Stewart, a big man with guard skills who notched 11.3 points and 7.0 boards per game a year ago. While the departure of Isaiah Wasington and Jake Bowling will leave important holes to fill, Quincy Edwards, Nasir Lindsay and Khishon Gray should give Charlottesville a lot of options and energy in the lineup outside that triple threat they’re building around. As usual in the last few years, they’ll need to make up for a lack of traditional size in the paint with speed and athleticism but they’ve got that all over the roster. Stewart in particular can be a matchup nightmare and Faulkner is a big guard who can give opposing guards all kinds of problems. Charlottesville should be a force this year when they get on the floor and that senior trio should be able to give the Black Knights will be the main reason why. ✖
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