Ark City’s Saliyah Johnson’s numbers last season speak for themselves. She averaged nearly 14 points and five rebounds per game.
But she wants to be a different type of player this season.
“A goal I have for myself this upcoming season is to be more of a vocal leader on and off of the court,” Johnson said. “A goal as a team is we have to have good team chemistry and also just win possessions because that is what hurt us a lot last year.”
While Johnson’s stats garnered her all-league accolades last season, she still wants to improve her offensive game.
“This year I really want to improve on my shooting because that’s where I feel I struggle the most,” Johnson said. “I did a lot of shooting drills the during off-season and it has helped a lot. In the off-season I was playing travel ball with the Kansas bluejays and I’ve been in the gym lifting and working on a lot of my basketball skills.”
The Bulldogs won just seven games a year ago, but Johnson is confident this year will be different.
“What I am most excited about for this season is to see what we can do,” Johnson said. “I believe we have a pretty solid team than we have in the past and I feel like we can really do something this year. “
