Steve Dion had a chance to catch up with head coach of the Mark Morris Monarchs Bill Bakamus whose team is atop the 2A GSHL standings. In the first of a two-part interview, he talks about his 2015-2016 team and the challenge of maintaining a dominant program year after year.
When asked about the makeup of this year’s Monarchs squad, Coach Bakamus states, “We start with a backcourt that is very experienced and then our front court is not. So it has been a work in progress trying to get everybody on the same page.” For a league that has a high level of parity, it has required hard work to maintain their first place position in the standings.
He goes on to mention his key to sustaining a successful basketball program is “I’ve always tried to surround myself with great people and people I want to be around.” Listen to the full segment as well as part two for more about one of the great basketball schools in Washington!
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