Julian Norfleet was just tremendous in everything. Julian Norfleet has a great understanding of what it takes to be good. He’s ferocious scoring the ball. He really wants to put Mount back on top of the NEC. He’s a kid, without a doubt, that really impressed me. Josh Castellanos [impressed with his] leadership and his willingness to do what’s best for our team. We need our point guard to be a guy who can organize and lead. He has the ability to do that. I’m really excited about his development. Taylor Danaher and Raven Barber are two big guys inside [who impressed]. Taylor is under the radar, but I think he will be a tremendous player. Raven Barber, I think he’s going to have the chance to play with a ton of freedom this year. Going into his senior year, he can let it all hang out and not have to leave anything on the floor.
Q&A with Mount St. Mary's men's basketball coach Jamion Christian
What’s a reasonable expectation for Mount this season and beyond?
That’s a really good question. I think anytime you set your expectations, you want to set them high. I think it’s important not to rush a young group. Obviously with a young coach, you really go game by game. We’re really focused on Pitt and putting all of our energy into that game alone. We’re putting everything into that. We’re trying to change the culture of the team, too. It’s more about the day-to-day process of it. We’re doing several things every day that will help us immediately in terms of just understanding what it takes to pay the price every day. I expect to win every game. Our program’s expectation every time we take the floor is to win. That’s what we’re shooting for.
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