According to Coach Chris Reese, Multnomah's athletic director and coach of the men's basketball team, the team's strength this year is its defense. We're smart and we're intense. We don't just play hard, but we play with our minds. The team started conditioning the second week of September. In order to be physically fit for the season, the players lift weights at least three times a week, do agility exercises two times a week and practice basketball every day.
Players find themselves juggling a schedule of classes, homework, basketball, work and social time.
You don't have a social life. There's ball and studying and little time for social things unless you don't want to sleep. Coach Reese said he puts high expectations on his players. I expect my players to rise above the normal level. Along with a high expectation on appearance, he expects the players to perform well in their classes.