Preseason Rankings: No. 29 Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars
The 2015-2016 season has officially started and today we start our countdown of the top 50 programs in New Mexico Big School Division (6A-4A).
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Atrisco Heritage Academy is coming off a 13-13 season that resulted in a state tournament appearance.
Overview: Just two years removed from the state championship game and the Jaguars will replace more key players from that roster. The three leading scorers from last season have graduated, Leading rebounder is gone as well. Estevan Martinez (2016) will look to improve on his numbers from last season at 4.8 points per game and 5 rebounds a contest. Head coach Adrian Ortega is one of the best at getting his team to understand the game and game situations, the program is going through a transition but could be on the upset alert any night and part of the next five in of the Top-25.
Last Season
Record: 13-13, 2-6
Home Record: 7-2
Away Record: 4-7
Post Season: First Round; Lost to Cleveland (60-45)
Points per game: 59.1 (1538)
Points against: 57.6 (1500)
Realistic Prediction: I really like the way Ortega's teams play and have always praised their basketball IQ during situations. The issue is the talent is nowhere near that of the state championship runner-up team. It's going to take another year or so. We could see them flirting around the 10-14 win mark and fighting on the bubble for a playoff spot, much like last season. The bench lacked depth, more because of experience and they hand one of the younger benches in 6A.
District Champ: 70%
Playoff Team: 62%
Elite Eight: 15%
Final Four: 5%
Title Game: 1%
Returning Players: Above we mentioned the loss of some key players from last season, also that the scoring reigns handed to wing Estevan Martinez. Another prospect mentioned is guard Andres Gurule (2016) who led the team in assists.
Roster
Aaron Bean (2016)
Estevan Martinez (2016)
Angel Hernandez (2016)
Noah Salazar (2017)
Marciano Gonzales (2018)
Jordan Arroyo (2018)
Angel Ramirez (2018)
Enrque Bibian (2018)
Diego Ortega (2018)
The 2015-2016 season has officially started and today we start our countdown of the top 50 programs in New Mexico Big School Division (6A-4A).
More: Preseason Rankings Home | Rankings 72-51 | Preseason Preview Page
Atrisco Heritage Academy is coming off a 13-13 season that resulted in a state tournament appearance.
Overview: Just two years removed from the state championship game and the Jaguars will replace more key players from that roster. The three leading scorers from last season have graduated, Leading rebounder is gone as well. Estevan Martinez (2016) will look to improve on his numbers from last season at 4.8 points per game and 5 rebounds a contest. Head coach Adrian Ortega is one of the best at getting his team to understand the game and game situations, the program is going through a transition but could be on the upset alert any night and part of the next five in of the Top-25.
Last Season
Record: 13-13, 2-6
Home Record: 7-2
Away Record: 4-7
Post Season: First Round; Lost to Cleveland (60-45)
Points per game: 59.1 (1538)
Points against: 57.6 (1500)
Realistic Prediction: I really like the way Ortega's teams play and have always praised their basketball IQ during situations. The issue is the talent is nowhere near that of the state championship runner-up team. It's going to take another year or so. We could see them flirting around the 10-14 win mark and fighting on the bubble for a playoff spot, much like last season. The bench lacked depth, more because of experience and they hand one of the younger benches in 6A.
District Champ: 70%
Playoff Team: 62%
Elite Eight: 15%
Final Four: 5%
Title Game: 1%
Returning Players: Above we mentioned the loss of some key players from last season, also that the scoring reigns handed to wing Estevan Martinez. Another prospect mentioned is guard Andres Gurule (2016) who led the team in assists.
Roster
Aaron Bean (2016)
Estevan Martinez (2016)
Angel Hernandez (2016)
Noah Salazar (2017)
Marciano Gonzales (2018)
Jordan Arroyo (2018)
Angel Ramirez (2018)
Enrque Bibian (2018)
Diego Ortega (2018)
