Smith jumps high for team goals
Ganado Indian Kameron Smith plays basketball with hidden wings in his feet. His hang-time is at least double of his teammates, and Kameron believes the gift is part natural, but part hard work as well.
“The team works hard in the weight room, and I think it has to do with that,” he said.
Kameron is consistently one of the top players on the Indian team and is also one of their captains, along with the other seniors: Jonathan Martinez, Austin Alford and Cody Morales.
“He is a great kid who shows up everyday with a great attitude and works hard,” said Coach John Armstrong. “He leads by example and is very unselfish on the basketball court, almost too unselfish at times because I wish he would shoot more than he does.”
Kameron said Coach Armstrong has taught him a lot about fundamental and that has helped him improve his game. He said Armstrong has also helped him learn life lessons and how to be a great person on and off the court.
Kameron learned how to play basketball as a child by watching his two older brothers, Kevin and Kollie, and by watching NBA on television. His favorite player to watch is Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade. “He’s a great person on and off the court,” Kameron said. When he plays, he said he focuses the hardest on playing well for his team and being the best for them he can be.
The team has been coming along great this season, according to Kameron, they have good chemistry and are very comfortable playing together. “A goal of mine is to help take the team to the playoffs, not to mention the team goal is to go deep into the playoffs.”
He is the son of Felipe Carrasco.
“Kameron is well-liked by his teammates,” Armstrong said. “He is also a great defender and finisher around the basket because he is also an outstanding athlete. I think very highly of Kameron as a basketball player and as a person,” he ended.
The Ganado Indians (9-8) will have played the Tivoli Redfish on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at home, and will play the Palacios Sharks on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
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