Team Preview: Newport

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Newport has a a ton of young talent. The Bulldogs were 28-7 last season, and won the ninth region championship. They lost their leading scorer, but return one of the best prospects in the Commonwealth and bring in a great transfer. This is a team that has the potential to make back-to-back state tournament appearances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1359137"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1359137' first='Taylen' last='Kinney'] is one of the best sophomore prospects in Kentucky. He holds offers from a lot of great Division 1 programs including, Texas Au0026amp;M, Louisville, Illinois and more. Taylen is the top returning scorer for the Wildcats at 13.9 points a game. He's athletic, but also has a great three-point shot. Kinney hit 64 threes and shot 36.4% from behind the arc.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1675737"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"For a team that lost one starter, [player_tooltip player_id='1675737' first='DeShaun' last='Jackson'] is a great addition to Newport. Jackson comes in from Taft (OH), where he averaged 8.2 points and 8.3 assists. DeShaun can do it all. He can score, play solid defense, share the ball, and rebound. Even when he isn't putting the ball in the basket, he is doing whatever it takes to win. Jackson holds an offer from the University of Pikeville.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1359138"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1359138' first='James' last='Turner'] is one of the top athletic players in the state. He finishes strong at the rim, can throw it down, and is an impressive shot blocker. James is another returning starter and he averaged 8.5 points and led the team in rebounding with 6.5 a game. He was also efficient at the basket, shooting 56.6%. Turner has D-1 offers, from Kent State, College of Charleston, Jackson State, IUPUI, Morgan State, Radford, and Stony Brook.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":3,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-655d0f7a78215"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Other Key Returners</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1238514' first='Jabari' last='Covington']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>DaShawn Anderson</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1571213' first='Noah' last='Silverton']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->