Jeff Jayson a candidate???

Written Monday June 1st at 3:45 PM

As I sit down thinking what has happened with the seniors all graduating and students being let out of school, I look at the Orion boys basketball situation, last season this team finished 4-17 and coach Tom Risi shockingly resigned in early May.

As I try to find answers, I'm thinking who would be the next guy to replace Risi. I talked to my brother about it, whom will coach this team???

As I talk about candidates on my podcast OAA Now, I'm still thinking whom will be the coach and what direction will this team and program go???

I mentioned a few candidates a few weeks ago on the Dragons Den blog ranging from Steve Laidlaw, to Steve DeHart.

Then I look at one possible name whom I didn't mention in the blog, Jeff Jayson. The up and coming coach who coached at Waterford Mott whom was an rising star in Oakland County before shockingly resigned in 2014.

Jayson played at Aquinas College in 2006-2007. He won a Kensington title, district championship, a couple of North titles, and took his team to the 2012 regional finals against oddly enough, the Dragons at Orion. Jayson's Corsairs would fall 48-42 to Orion as he saw the Dragons move on to the State Quarterfinals.

In 2013 Jayson's Corsairs finished 15-8, only to fall to a young Troy Athens squad in which they were about to start their strong four year run. In that game at Troy, Waterford Mott used a frantic full court pressure defense in the district finals almost coming back from a 20 point deficit. The next season his team finished 8-13 and suffered a tough loss to Troy in the pre-district.

The Dragons return three starters and have a solid Junior Varsity team coming up. They do return a solid offense and they are in a new division (the Blue) but the defense is a major concern with this group.

I wonder what would the team be under his watch if he were to coach. I've had private conversations with a couple of people and they ask me, if Jayson were hired as boys coach, it would be a "great hire." I remain open and optimistic but still unsure what would happen next.

A lot of questions for another time.