By Cooper Chadwick
Four-year varsity starter senior Connor Charvat doesn’t say much, but lets his game do all the talking for him.
“Connor’s a super quiet kid that doesn’t show much emotion on the court. You know he’s really excited if you can get a couple of claps out of him,” head coach Jeff Starkey said.
Playing in summer league was one of the ways Charvat prepared for this season, as well as lifting weights and getting shots up in the gym.
Charvat and the Mustangs last year finished 15-7 and have hopes to build on another winning season.
“We have a good group of returning players from last year’s team that we should be able to build on to be successful,” Charvat said.
Charvat’s main focus for the Mustangs is to be a lockdown defender and to guard the other team’s best player, but that is not all he does
“He’s provided us a perimeter scoring punch the last two seasons as well as being a really good defender. It’s been fun watching him learn and excel in our system. He understands basketball and plays the right way,” Starkey said.
Last season Charvat earned honors such as third team all-league, Russell all-tourney team and has surpassed 800 career points with hopes of reaching 1,000 by the end of this season.
Charvat’s goal for his senior season is to have another winning season and to help his team do so no matter what.
“I’m hoping we get better every game and play well as a team,” Charvat said. “I lead by example. I’m not the vocal leader, but I’m willing to step up in a game and take the last shot or go get a basket if we need one.”