On Tuesday night, we preview Saturday's varsity basketball opener between the Wildcats and John Hay.

Coach Sean O'Toole '87 give us his impressions of the Hornets and the progress his team has made in preseason. Saturday's action in tradition-rich Sullivan Gymnasium begins with a junior varsity game at 6 p.m., followed by the varsity tipoff at 7:30.

John Hay stands 0-1 after being defeated by perennial Dayton power Dunbar, 57-42, this past weekend.