On the Hardwood: New Trier Boys

SEASON REVIEW

This is when you know life is good.

New Trier’s twin towers — 6-foot-9 Ciaran Brayboy and 6-8 Spencer Boehm — aren’t going anywhere. Both will return to the Trevians’ lineup for the upcoming 2018-19 season.

The two B’s did A-level work this past season. The athletic Brayboy developed into one of the best big men in the state. The junior earned Special Mention all-state after averaging 11.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

Boehm, who really picked up his game during NT’s postseason run, didn’t receive a lot of fanfare this winter despite putting up solid numbers (9.1 points, 5.3 rebounds). But that figures to change, when he suits up for his fourth varsity season.

NT head coach Scott Fricke, who celebrated his 200^th career win at the school this season, also will welcome back two of his top reserves in Sam Silverstein and Noah Osher.

From January on, the high-flying Silverstein turned heads. His upside is sky high.

Osher, in the meanwhile, missed the final six games of the season with an injury. He’s a definite threat from downtown. In 24 games, he went 30-for-74 from beyond the three-point line.

The big challenge for New Trier, which finished 25-6, will be finding replacements for all-state guard Andrew Kirkpatrick, Griff Ryan and Brian Conaghan.

Honor Roll

Fourth-Team All-State:

Andrew Kirkpatrick (Sr., G)

Special Mention All-State:

Ciaran Brayboy (Sr., C)

All-Conference:

Ciaran Brayboy

Andrew Kirkpatrick

Griff Ryan (Sr., F)

All-North Shore Weekend:

First Team

Ciaran Brayboy

Andrew Kirkpatrick

Second Team

Griff Ryan

Third Team

Spencer Boehm (Jr., F)

Breakout Players

Brian Conaghan (Sr., G)

Noah Osher (Jr., G)

Sam Silverstein (Jr., G)

Defensive Aces

Brian Conaghan

Matt Mosher (Sr., G)

Unsung Heroes

Spencer Boehm

Matt Samuelson (Sr., G)

Stat Leaders

Points (Avg.):

Kirkpatrick (11.5)

Brayboy (11.2)

Ryan (9.5)

Boehm (9.1)

Conaghan (6.1)

Osher (5.3)

Samuelson (4.3)

Silverstein (4.2)

Rebounds (Avg.):

Brayboy (6.5)

Boehm (5.3)

Ryan (4.0)

Silverstein (4.0)

Conaghan (3.6)

Kirkpatrick (2.4)

Assists (Avg.):

Kirkpatrick (3.6)

Ryan (2.2)

Conaghan (2.0)

Boehm (1.7)

Silverstein (1.3)

Steals (Avg.):

Silverstein (1.25)

Kirkpatrick (1.2)

Ryan (1.1)

Field-Goal Percentage:

Brayboy (56 percent)

Ryan (55 percent)

Boehm (51 percent)

Conaghan (50 percent)

Silverstein (48 percent)

Kirkpatrick (40 percent)

Three-Point Percentage:

Conaghan (42 percent)

Osher (40 percent)

Ryan (36 percent)

Kirkpatrick (36 percent)

Samuelson (34 percent)

Free-Throw Percentage:

Kirkpatrick (84 percent)

Osher (79 percent)

Samuelson (77 percent)

Silverstein (71 percent)

Brayboy (70 percent)

Boehm (63 percent)

The Future

Six to Watch Next Year:

Spencer Boehm

Ciaran Brayboy

Pete Burnside

Andrew Kost

Noah Osher

Sam Silverstein

Playing at the Next Level:

— Griffin Ryan (University of Pennsylvania)