Boys 2014

Taking a look at the pre-season top ranked teams participating in the 20th Annual Motor City Roundball Classic.

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OUTLOOK: Warren-­Mott's basketball team hasn't even played a game but coach Jeff Olind figures

the Marauders can already boast of one major achievement.

"Eleven of our 13 players made the honor roll in the first quarter," Olind said. "That's as

important as winning games."

Warren-­Mott figures to do a lot of the latter, too, even after moving up to the MAC Red after winning the MAC White last season with a 12­-1 record and advancing to the state quarterfinals.

The Marauders lost co-­Player of the Year Kenny Goins, who is now at Michigan State, but they have Derek Murphy returning for his senior year.

Murphy and Goins gave Warren-­Mott a dangerous 1-­2 scoring punch last season.

"Derek is going to be our senior leader," Olind said. "We expect a lot from him. We think he'll be one of the best players in the county ­­ if not the best. He's 6-­5 so we're counting on him to rebound and step inside for us."

Murphy had a strong start last season, was slowed some by injuries during the middle of the year, but came on strong at the end in the Marauders' playoff run.

Besides Goins, Warren-­Mott lost Angello Proulx and Vondale Kelley. They'll be hard to replace, too, because both were strong defensively and were the team's vocal leaders. MiPrepZone