LINCOLN CHARTER
COACH NAME (TENURE AT CURRENT SCHOOL): Bradley Gabriel (5th year at Lincoln Charter)
CLASS: 1A
2015-16 Record (Conference Record TOO)/Playoff Finish (What round you lost): Lost in Regional Finals to Winston Salem Prep
29-3 Overall 13-1 Conference/ Conference Champions/Conference Tournament Champions - Lost in Western Regional Finals last season on last second shot to Winston-Salem Prep
COACH CAREER RECORD: 180-118
# OF STARTERS RETURNING: 4
RETURNING STARTERS (Name, height, weight, position, year in school, 2014-15 averages; awards)
Kody Shubert 6’0 PG Junior 2018 - 20.7 pts 5.6 rebounds 6.3 assist 2.6 steals per last season. Scored 1000 point last year as a Sophomore. Conference Player of the Year, Piedmont All Region 1st team, Gaston Gazette 1st team, Lake Norman 1st team
College Offers: South Florida, Mount Saint Mary, American, Houston Baptist, Hampton, Georgia Southern
Interest: UNCC, William & Mary, Appalachian State, College of Charleston, Gardner Webb, Lipscombe, Furman
Jackson Gabriel 6’1 SG Sophomore 2019 - 13.7 pts. 5.8 rebounds 3.8 assist 3.2 steals per last season. Southern Piedmont All Conference team. Hit 95 three pointers last season while shooting 48% from 3pt line.
Interest: Lipscombe, Mount Saint Mary, Kenessaw State, Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Milligan College
Levontae Knox 6’2 SF Sophomore 2019 - 10.1 pts 6.8 rebounds 2.1 assists 3.8 steals per last season.
Interest: NC A & T, Gardner Webb, NC Wesleyan
Jehlon Johnson 6’8 F Junior 2018 - 8.3 pts 9.4 rebounds 3.6 blocks per last season.
Interest: Gardner Webb, Charleston Southern, Appalachian State, Furman
KEY NEWCOMERS (name, height, weight position, year in school, notes/awards)
London England 6’3 SF Junior 2018 - Picked up an offer from Lees McRae this summer. Long (6’8 wingspan) and athletic. Can play any position on the court
Offers: Lees McRae
Interest: Gardner Webb
Zeke Mayfield 6’0 SG Junior 2018 - Third year on varsity and has had a breakout summer. Lefty that can shoot and brings a lot of basketball knowledge to the court.
Interest: Milligan College
Josh Haudek 6’4 F Junior 2018 - Third year in our varsity program. Will push for starting position. Very long and athletic kid. Looking for him to have a breakout season.
Kammien Mitchell 5’11 PG Senior 2019 - Very quick and in your face defender. Will be an excellent back up to any guard position.
Axel Holm 6’0 PG Freshman 2020 - High IQ guard who can shoot the ball. Will fit in nicely with our team and will provide solid backup for Kody at the PG. Helped guide our middle school program to a 34-0 record during his two years.
Interest: NC Wesleyan
Dimitri McCall 6’4 F Freshman 2020 - Tons of athletic ability. Helped guide our middle school program to a 34-0 record during his two years. Could be a very special player. Will see a lot of minutes.
Bryce Wilson 6’0 Senior G 2017 - Fourth year in our varsity program. Will see a lot of minutes. Had a solid summer and spring so far. Another guy who can do a lot of things on the court.
Kendrick Davis 6’0 Junior G 2018 - A basketball player. Very high IQ and always makes the right play. Makes it difficult to take off court when he is out there. Plays hard and smart. Another great addition to our team.
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES OF YOUR TEAM
Strengths: A strength of team is we are bringing back our core players. We have 4 starters back and have 6 of top 8 players back from last season. We are going to be a little deeper than last season and will be able to rotate players in and out more often. Kody Shubert is a special player and he is surrounded by special players as well. Sophomores Jackson Gabriel and Levontae Knox have both picked up some DI interest over the summer and spring. Junior Jehlon Johnson has gotten stronger and worked really hard at being a dominate big man. We can shoot the ball and all of the guys can put in on the floor and attack. Teams can’t focus on stopping just one or two players.
Weaknesses: Obviously expectations can overwhelm teams. We know what expectations will be this year but we have to continue to stay focused. We have some guys that are stepping into new roles this season so you never know how they will be. They could be great or they could not live up to what is expected. Our nonconference schedule is the toughest it's been since I’ve been here. We are playing in 2 Phenom National Showcase Tournaments. One being at Cox Mill during Thanksgiving. We will be playing Northwood Temple who features a team of nationally recruited stars and Piedmont High who features the talented Hunter Tyson. We are also playing in the Joe Miller Invitational Christmas Tournament which features some of the top teams in the nation. We are also hosting a very talented and athletic Ashbrook High and Uwharrie Charter. So, we made have some setbacks at the beginning but I think we will be okay in the long run.
We lost Trey Johnson 6’3 G 2018. His father is a minister and was transferred to another church in Greensboro. Trey was a do everything guy. You don’t replace guys like Trey you just hope others can fill his spot by committee.
NOTES OF INTEREST (COACH OR TEAM)
Kody Shubert has 6 D1 offers. Great kid with a 4.3 GPA. Very humble and nice young man
Axel Holms mother played for the Washington Mystic and his dad was an assistant for the Sweden National team. Has a pedigree of basketball in family.
We have potentially 3 guys that could reach 1000 points this season. Jehlon Johnson (starter since freshman year), Jackson Gabriel and Lavontae Knox (Both started as freshman).
