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Ravenna boys basketball team heading into the new season with a lot of talent and depth

HEAD COACH
Courtney Kemp, third season

ASSISTANT COACHES
Andrew May, Todd Bowmar

2020-21 OVERALL RECORD
The Bulldogs finished the season with an 11-5 overall record and lost the Division 3 district semifinals to North Muskegon.

CONFERENCE RECORD
11-3, second place in West Michigan Conference.

[1]
Ravenna Coach Courtney Kemp

RETURNING STARTERS
Kyle Beebe, 6-2 senior point guard, averaged 14 points and 8 rebounds per game.
Travis May, 6-1 senior shooting guard, averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Grant Becklin, 6-2 senior small forward, averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Carter Schullo, 6-4 sophomore forward.
Hunter Hogan, 5-10 junior point guard.
Owen Scott, 5-9 senior point guard.

[2]
Ravenna’s Grant Becklin

OTHER KEY RETURNEES
Luke Meyers, 5-8 senior forward.

KEY NEWCOMERS
Clay Schullo, 6-2 sophomore forward.
Dylan VanKovering, 6-0 junior forward.
Nate Kooiman, 6-1 junior forward.
Isaiah Kooiman, 5-10 junior guard.
Kaden Humphreys, 5-7 junior guard.

[3]
Ravenna’s Kyle Beebe

ANTICIPATED TEAM STRENGTHS
The Bulldogs have great team chemistry. The players are unselfish as a unit and they play basketball the right way. They also have a lot of experience and skill throughout the lineup.

ANTICIPATED TEAM CHALLENGES
The Bulldogs need more work on defense, especially man-to-man.

TEAMS TO BEAT IN CONFERENCE
Coach Kemp believes that both Montague and Oakridge are teams to beat in the West Michigan Conference, but there are other teams that can compete. He thinks a three-loss team could still win the conference.

[4]
Ravenna’s Travis May

FIRST GAME
The Bulldogs will open the season on the road against West Michigan Aviation on Monday December 6th. The home opener will be Thursday Dec. 16 against Hart.

COACH QUOTE
“Hoping for the best but we are not taking anything for granted in this tough conference and we want to prove that we are not just a football school. I think these guys are up for the challenge to make some noise in both the conference and the districts.” – Courtney Kemp. [5]