By Cooper Chadwick
Hoping to break 1,000 career points as a junior, Braylon Meyn of Hanover high school is excited to get back on the court and help his team make it to state.
Last year, Meyn averaged 14 points per game as well as five rebounds. To reach his goal of breaking 1,000 points, he has done the math, and knows that he has to average around 20 points per game, which doesn’t faze him one bit.
Meyn knows he has to continue getting better if he wants to reach his goals this season, which is why he has put in countless hours in the gym this offseason.
“One area that I want to improve on is my physicality guarding or driving into the paint. Some ways I worked on my physicality is by getting to lift with my teammates every day,” Meyn said.
As a junior, Meyn has to have a leadership role to help a very young Hanover team succeed this season.
“The kind of role I play on the team is to make sure everyone is ready to play. Making sure they’re not down on themselves and to keep going,” Meyn said. “The most exciting part about the upcoming season is how much everybody has improved from last season and how the younger kids are going to step up.”
Meyn also earned first team all-league and Hanover head coach Cory Jensen attributes his success to his hard work and attitude.
“He’s a great kid. Works hard in the classroom and on the field/court,” Jensen said. “He doesn’t want to be average; he strives to be the best he can be. Very coachable kid, and a great team player.”
