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An accomplished group of seven will join the Lycoming College men's basketball team in 2023-24, second-year coach Mark Linebaugh announced on Thursday.
The group includes four guards and three front court players, as the Warriors will need to replace seven graduating seniors from a team that finished 16-10 overall and 11-5, good for second in the MAC Freedom in 2022-23.
Those joining the team are Ethan Bomgardner (Mifflinburg), Jalen Godette (Glenelg Country School, Maryland), Misaias Herrera (Jordan, Texas), J.T. Kirby (Klein Cain, Texas), Hayden Pardoe (Central Mountain), Connor Shanahan (Downingtown East) and Aiden White (Bridgeland, Texas).
Pardoe was a three-year letterwinner at Central Mountain and with the Wildcats, averaged 21.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game his senior year. His senior season, Pardoe earned HAC MVP honors.
As a junior, Pardoe was an all-conference selection after averaging 14.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He finished his career with 940 points, 359 boards and 126 blocks in 57 games.
Bomgardner was a first-team all-conference and all-area selection his senior year at Mifflinburg, averaging 14.6 points per game, and was a second-team all-conference selection as a junior.
Godette earned a letter at Linganore in Morovia, Maryland, and two letters at Glenelg Country School.
Herrera was a two-year letterwinner at Jordan High School in Katy, Texas, and a two-time second-team all-district pick. He averaged 13.2 points as a senior, helping Jordan reach the regional semifinals. He hit an impressive 133 3-pointers as a senior, sixth-most in the state of Texas, and averaged 10.0 points as a junior. For his career, he ended with 654 points, 96 boards, 76 assists and 40 steals through 57 games.
Kirbie was a three-year letterwinner at Klein Cain, a second-team all-district and Academic All-District pick as a senior and set school records for career assists and steals. He earned honorable mention academic all-state honors as a senior.
Shanahan was a three-year letterwinner at Downingtown East and led the league with an average of 23.6 points per game as a senior to earn first-team all-area and second-team all-league honors. He scored more than 50 points in a game twice, earned first-team all-league honors after averaging 20 points as a junior and eclipsed 1,000 points for his career.
White was a two-year letterwinner at Bridgeland in Newport News, Virginia, and a second-team all-district honoree as a senior. He played with Crunch Time Elite's club team.