The Batavia boys basketball team has a whopping 11 seniors on its roster, which might suggest gearing up for the season would be a relative snap for the Bulldogs.

Not so. Even the most veteran of teams must, in some regards, start from scratch when a new coach is calling the shots.

As a handful of area basketball programs usher in new coaches this winter, the regime change at Batavia might be most jarring to area hoops fans. That’s because a new Jim is in Batavia’s gym – Jim Nazos has taken over for Jim Roberts, who coached the Bulldogs to 455 wins during his 27-year tenure.