By Matt Browning
Minneapolis’ Braedee Weatherman considers herself a shooting guard, but she knows she has to expand her game.
“To prepare for this upcoming basketball season, I have been putting a lot of time in at the gym, not only working on my shot but developing other dimensions of my game,” Weatherman said. This year my big focus is becoming more of an aggressive and multidimensional offensive player. I worked on this part of my game during our summer workouts and summer league. I get a lot of shots up during my gym workouts but have added other drills and ball handling to expand my offensive arsenal.”
Last season, Weatherman made 44 three-pointers on 31 percent shooting. This season, she has a school record on her mind, which she thinks will also help the long-term outlook of her team.
“Individually, I have my eye on the career 3-point record for our school, but honestly, I want to win basketball games, so putting my team in a position to win and be successful is my ultimate individual goal,” Weatherman said. “As a team, winning the league title is always a goal. We want to stay focused throughout the season, taking care of business, so we put ourselves in a good position going into sub-state.”
Weatherman is excited for one final ride with her teammates; one final set of memories that have been going for a long time.
“I am excited to get to play one last season of my favorite sports with my friends,” Weatherman said. “We have been playing basketball together since third grade. We are all very competitive and thoroughly enjoy playing basketball together, so I am excited to have one last season of basketball with them.”
