Metro Catholic Conference Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Missouri begins its conference previews with a look at the Metro Catholic Conference. The MCC features two teams that advanced to the Class 6 Final Four last season. CBC won the state title while Chaminade finished fourth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>THE STARTING FIVE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BJ Ward (Chaminade): The 6'0" 2023 SEMO commit has been the starting point guard for back-to-back Class 6 Final Four teams. He is the consummate floor leader who can score and defend. As a junior, he averaged 11.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1070102' first='Justin' last='Duff'] (DeSmet): The 6'3" 2023 guard is one of the top perimeter shooters in the state. As a junior, he averaged 15.5 points while making 60 3-pointers and shooting 48 percent from long distance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1419873' first='Luke' last='Walsh'] (Vianney): The 6'1" 2025 guard had a big freshman campaign where he averaged 14.9 points, three rebounds and two assists a game. The young marksmen also knocked down 102 3-pointers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1161297' first='Nilivan' last='Daniels'] 6'3" Chaminade: The 6'3" 2023 guard has been a steady and consistent performer for the Red Devils for the past two seasons. As a junior, he averaged 13.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists for in helping Chaminade to a Final Four berth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aaron Walker Jr (SLUH): The 5'10" 2023 point guard is a quick on quick performer who excels at both ends of the court. As a junior, he averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals a game in helping the Jr. Bills to a district championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BEST OF THE REST</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zach Orthwerth 6'5" SLUH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1440702' first='Bobby' last='Alford'] 6'4" CBC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Calvin Ross 6'1" CBC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1164069' first='Anthony' last='Gause'] 6'2" CBC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1262562' first='Nassir' last='Binion'] 6'4" CBC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579904' first='Jalen' last='Jones'] 6'5" SLUH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1419870' first='Ben' last='Winker'] 6'10" Chaminade</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422817' first='Terron' last='Garrett'] 6'5" CBC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422796' first='Dillon' last='Duff'] 6'3" DeSmet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1424396' first='Collin' last='Perry'] 6'0" Chaminade</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1562803' first='Tashawn' last='Hinton'] 5'10" DeSmet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1557460' first='Owen' last='Duff'] 5'10 DeSmet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eddie Smajic 6'6" Vianney</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ian Thomas 6'2 DeSmet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Devon Houston 6'2 CBC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeAnthony James 5'11 DeSmet</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->