Mt. Pleasant boys basketball: Five facts

Mt. Pleasant boys basketball: Five facts

Dec. 7, 2022 1:37 pm

Mt. Pleasant boys basketball: Five facts

1. Panthers finished 9-14 last season

2. Mt. Pleasant was 3-7 in Southeast Conference play, tying Fairfield for fourth place

3. Panthers upset Mount Vernon to earn substate semifinal berth last year

4. Mt. Pleasant lost leading scorer Dewon Trent (13.8 PPG, 7.1 RPG) to graduation

5. Panthers return entire backcourt, including second-leading scorer Payton Hagans (12 PPG)

Mt. Pleasant’s Payton Hagans drives to the hoop on December 4, 2021, against West Burlington. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)