On Friday, Jimmer Fredette, made jaws drop around the world, when he dropped 52 points against the New Mexico Lobos, to help his team get to the finals in Vegas. Shooting 59% from the field and 50% from beyond the arch, he could not be stopped. The National Player of the Year, as named by cbssports.com and si.com, and also the nations leading scorer proved himself on the court at the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Averaging 28.5 points per game, he has shown the world that not all of the best players go to the NBA right after the first year of college. Fredette has been a basketball enthusiast ever since a little kid, being in kindergarten when he would go to his older brothers varsity basketball practices and watch all the drills and workouts intensely, and even became the ball boy. Now off to play Wofford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the hardest worker on his team, Jimmer, has shown that the best players can come from anywhere. Just remember, What Happens In Vegas [Jimmer], Travels The World.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
What Happens In Vegas, Travels The World
On Friday, Jimmer Fredette, made jaws drop around the world, when he dropped 52 points against the New Mexico Lobos, to help his team get to the finals in Vegas. Shooting 59% from the field and 50% from beyond the arch, he could not be stopped. The National Player of the Year, as named by cbssports.com and si.com, and also the nations leading scorer proved himself on the court at the Mountain West Conference Tournament. Averaging 28.5 points per game, he has shown the world that not all of the best players go to the NBA right after the first year of college. Fredette has been a basketball enthusiast ever since a little kid, being in kindergarten when he would go to his older brothers varsity basketball practices and watch all the drills and workouts intensely, and even became the ball boy. Now off to play Wofford in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the hardest worker on his team, Jimmer, has shown that the best players can come from anywhere. Just remember, What Happens In Vegas [Jimmer], Travels The World.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
It's KNIGHT-TIME
You Can't Beat Us! You Can't Beat Us! These were the words that echoed through the Dee Events Center, during the 2011 5A State Basketball Championship, when the Lone Peak Knights got passed the American Fork Cavemen for the third time this season. The Knights are now ranked #10 in the Nation, #1 in the State, and they have shown that they truly do deserve this sort of recognition. Sophomore, Nick Emery, completed the season with 542 points and 73 3-pointers, to help his team win the 5A Crown. None of this was easy. Lone Peak came across a scare when the Fremont Silverwolves gained a 17 point lead in the first half of the semi-final game, but when a die hard fan, Tyler Johnson, was asked, "Are you scared? Do you think that we will win now?" His response was, "Do you see that man crouched down on the side of the court? Ya! He is the best coach in the state...Don't worry, We Will Win!" And that is exactly what happened, the Knights came back, closed that gap, and beat Fremont by three, to advance to the State Finals and win their 5th State Title, which is also Coach Lewis' 4th, since he started coaching in 2003. Any way you look at it, the Lone Peak Knights are now State Champions and one of the Nations Top Teams.
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