PROSPECT KNIGHTS

Head Coach: John Camardella
Conference: Mid-Suburban League
2008 Overall/Conference Record: 21-8 (10-0)
2009 IHSA Enrollment/Classification: 2,196 (4A)
Last Postseason Championship: Regional (2008-09)

 

A pair of all-conference performers in the Mid-Suburban League have moved on to collegiate careers, but the Prospect Knights have nice core talent returning to the program after a (21-8) season that brought the team their first regional championship in seven seasons.

All-Conference players Kevin Reed (6'7") and Jason Leblebijian (6'2") have graduated. Reed is now playing basketball at Illinois Wesleyan, while Leblebijian is playing baseball at Bradley. Prospect does return one all-conference player, Joe LaTulip (5'10" Sr. Point Guard). He was an all-area and all-conference performer in 2008-09.

Other starters returning for the Knights will be, Jack Redding (6'2" Sr. Guard) and Nsenzi Salasini (6'3" Sr. Forward). Newcomers to the varsity program will be, Grant DePalma (5'10" Jr. Guard) and Mike LaTulip (5'11" So. Guard). The Knights went through the Mid-Suburban League unblemished last year (10-0) in East division play, and aim for another division championship. "Compete again for the division title, and continue to progress as a program," coach John Camardella stated on this season's outlook.

Buffalo Grove and Rolling Meadows finished behind Prospect in the MSL East last season. "It should be a very competitive year in the MSL East." Other teams in the league are (Arlington Heights) Hersey, Wheeling, and Elk Grove.

Camardella has coached the Knights the past two seasons. The team went (17-11) in his first year, and followed that up with a (21-8) season last year and a regional title.

Prospect has won just one sectional championship in its program's history. That title came in (1990-91) under longtime head coach Glen Elms. Elms coached at the school for 14 seasons, compiling a (166-181) record. In total, Prospect has won nine regional championships.