By Stephen Dawkins

Only half of the players on Jemison’s basketball roster have varsity experience.
That doesn’t matter to first-year coach Stacy McGehee, though.
“For me, everybody is new because they are all learning a new system,” McGehee said.
Junior forward Isa Bentley, senior forward Brandon Jones, junior guard Zac Kaylor, junior forward David King and senior point guard Cornelius Strong are the Panthers with varsity experience. They’ll be joined by four players off last year’s B-team—sophomore Trey Bryant, sophomore Chase McCary, junior Demtrich Strong and sophomore Javae Swindle—and one newcomer to the program, senior forward Scottie Hall.
Hall has already earned a starting position, McGehee said, and will need to play well for Jemison to overcome its lack of size down low.
After the 6’5” Jones, no Panther is taller than 6’3”.
“We don’t have a lot of size, but I know from football that we have some speed,” McGehee said. “We’re probably going to play a more up-tempo game than they are used to.”