Long Island Lutheran Crusaders

Brookeville, NY

PRINCIPAL
Jessica Raba

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Todd Huebner

ENROLLMENT
450

TEAM COLORS
Red, Black, White

HEAD COACH
John Buck

ASSISTANT COACHES
Josh Corbin, Jay David, Darrel Foster, Ronn Hall, Derek Klein, & Andrew Metz

Back row (L to R): Ryan Dunn, Kacper Klaczek, Zed Key, Drissa Traore, Paul Jordan, Rafael Pinzon
Front row (L to R): AK Abusaab, Hugo Bergstrom, Andre Curbelo, Jayden Reid, Jalen Celestine

Led by Head Coach John Buck, the Raiders of Long Island Lutheran enter the 2019-20 season after a 25-2 effort a season ago that included a New York State Class AA Federation Championship and a #9 National USA Today ranking. The Crusaders will be led by 6’1 senior guard Andre Curbelo, 6’8 senior forward Zed Key (Ohio State) and 6’6 senior guard Jalen Celestine. Juniors Andres Pinzon and Kacper Klaczek will also be major contributors.

Coach Buck talked about this year’s goals. “We are excited to challenge many of the nation’s best teams in tournaments around the country. A goal is to repeat as Class AA New York State Federation Champions.

Number Name Pos. Ht. Gr.
1 Bergstrom, Hugo G 6’0″ 12
2 Pinzon, Rafael G 6’5″ 11
3 DUNN, Ryan G 6’4″ 11
4 Reid, ayden G 5’9″ 9
5 Celestine, Jalen G 6’7″ 12
10 AbuSaad, AK G 6’2″ 10
11 Curbelo, Andre G 6’1″ 12
13 Traore, Drissa F 6’8″ 11
14 Jordan, Paul G,F 6’6″ 11
21 Key, Zed F 6’8″ 12
23 Klaczek, Kacper F 6’3″ 11