No. 1 Rutgers Prep and No. 3 Gill St. Bernard’s play in Somerset on January 4, 2024. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Experience. Talent. Chemistry. Depth.
The third-ranked Gill St. Bernard’s girls basketball team has all the components needed for a big year.
The Knights (1-0) will play their first New Jersey game of a highly-anticipated season Tuesday at 6 pm in Somerset against a familiar foe: Rutgers Prep. You can hear the game on Central Jersey Sports Radio, with pregame coverage starting at 5:45 p.m. Mike Pavlichko and Dom Savino will call all the action; click here to listen.
The Knights are looking for even more after last year’s 24-5 campaign, highlighted by a run to the North Jersey Non-Public B semifinals and a runner-up finish in the Somerset County Tournament.
Gill returns more than 75 percent of its scoring, including All-State center Gandy Malou-Mamel. The 6-foot-6 UConn signee led Gill with 16.5 points per game, 9.6 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks.
The Knights pack even more punch this season with the addition of Pope John transfers Addy and Kaity Platt. The sisters combined to average 23.5 ppg last year and led the Lions to both North Jersey, Non-Public A and Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament crowns.
They’ve settled in at Gill, where their new team’s goal is hoisting trophies, too. Addy — the elder Platt — led Gill in the first game of its championship quest, collecting a team-high 12 points Saturday in a 58-31 win over Albertus Magnus (NY) at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa. Malou-Mamel notched her first double-double of her senior season, compiling eleven points, 12 rebounds, three blocks, and two steals.
Click below to hear Gill St. Bernard’s head coach Mark Gnapp talk with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Dom Savino about Tuesday’s battle with Rutgers Prep:
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