Skyforce Look Toward a Successful Season with Some Familiar Faces and New Playmakers
November 4, 2022 – NBA G League (G League) – Sioux Falls Skyforce News Release
As we enter November, the Sioux Falls Skyforce is getting ready for another season. It marks the 34th year of Skyforce basketball in Sioux Falls.
“I’m feeling positive,” second-year head coach Kasib Powell said ahead of the season. “If we get better as a staff and get better as a team, we will be better than last year.”
The Skyforce finished last season with a 17-29 record. With a mid-season COVID outbreak that jostled rosters and demanded a record number of G-League call-ups, it was a chaotic season that left a sour taste for the coaching staff.
“You never know what this league presents,” Powell said. “There are call-ups, injuries and anything in between. It’s a league that has a lot of turnover. Regardless of that, we’ve got to stay focused on getting better and trying to compete at a very high level and try to better everyone’s careers.”
That 17-29 record is in the past and the team looks forward and plans to have a successful 2022-2023 campaign.
“I feel confident going into year two,” Powell said. “We have better preparation moving into the season than we did last year. I think that will help us get off to a good start and continue into the season.”
The Skyforce roster has a few familiar faces from the 2021-2022 season to rely on. Mychal Mulder, Chandler Hutchison, DJ Stewart, Marcus Garrett and Dru Smith find themselves back in Sioux Falls. Kadeem Jack makes his Sioux Falls return for the first time since playing with the team during the 2017-2018 season. They will look to be leaders for the new guys in the lineup.
Stewart is someone coach Powell expects to be extremely vocal in his second season.
“DJ Stewart coming back in his second year will have a bigger voice,” Powell said. “The mixture of vets and young guys we have this year is a better blend. We definitely will have voices that will speak and be leaders throughout the year.”
Stewart is ready to embrace the challenge and do whatever it takes to shine with his second chance in Sioux Falls.
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