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Rick Zamperin
7/14/2010
The McMaster men's basketball team has introduced its 2010 recruits.
Three of the four newcomers are local hoopsters.
They are Taylor Black and Satar Wahidi from Stoney Creek, Kyle Giedraitis of Dundas and Keith Omoerah from Winnipeg.
Black hails from Orchard Park Secondary School where he was selected to represent the school as part of the Olympic torch relay last December.
Black is a three time city champion and recently placed fourth at this year's OFSAA 'AAA' championship.
An honour role student, he will study Kinesiology.
Click below to listen to CHML's Rick Zamperin's chat with Taylor Black.
A multi-year team captain, Wahidi is also an honour-roll student that will take on balancing the academic load of the nursing program in addition to putting on a maroon jersey.
He follows in the steps of his mother, Inna, who is also a nurse.
Born in Afghanistan, Wahidi was a member of the record setting Green Acres Elementary school team that won 84 consecutive games.
Giedraitis is a 2010 OFSAA 'AA' champion with Parkside High School.
Also an honour-roll student, he will study Life Sciences at McMaster.
Giedraitis will have lots of family support come basketball season as his father, Ron, and mother, Victoria, both attended McMaster.
Omoerah joins the Marauders out of Grant Park High School in Winnipeg.
A two-time city champion and league MVP, he has spent the last three seasons as a member of the Manitoba provincial team captaining the squad in 2009.
Omoerah will study Social Sciences at McMaster.
All four were recruited by former Marauders coach Joe Raso and will play under new bench boss Amos Connolly.
Click below to hear CHML's Rick Zamperin speak with head coach Amos Connolly.
Connolly also unveiled his coaching staff for the upcoming season.
Rod Bynum returns as the lead assistant, having been on the McMaster bench since 1994.
Justin Gunter also returns from last year's staff and becomes the offensive coordinator.
New to the staff is McMaster alumni Jamie Girolametto, who joins the staff as defensive coordinator.
Ray Kybartas returns to Mac after previously spending many years as an assistant coach at both McMaster and the University of Guelph.
Kybartas will focus on fundamental development.
And Dan Meyer joins the coaching staff as lead scout and he will assist in technical development.
The McMaster men's basketball team begins the OUA season in November.
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