By Matt Browning
Over the past couple of seasons, the Wichita Collegiate boys basketball team has dealt with a plethora of injuries.
So now that everyone healthy, the Spartans are primed for a successful season and returning all-state selection Sebastian Hines-Turner is just as excited as anybody else for a whole Collegiate squad.
“The one thing I am most excited for this season is seeing my team healthy,” Hines-Turner said. “It’s been a minute since this team has been healthy. I’m excited to see what we got. No more talking.”
Hines-Turner excels at getting downhill to the basket, so this offseason he tried to expand his game to perimeter shooting, as well. Last season, Hines-Turner averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game.
“The area I been working the most is shooting the ball better,” Hines-Turner said. “I’ve been going to the gym and would put up at least 400 shots. Just getting the rhythm down to my shot and being consistent and confident with it.”
Seeing improvement each day, whether that is at practice or in games, is important to Hines-Turner so that the Spartans can achieve the ultimate goal.
“Some goals I have for this team is to obviously win on the big stage, which is state,” Hines-Turner said. “But more importantly to get better every practice, every game and every film session. I want to leave the locker room knowing every game and every practice we left everything out there cause it’s ours for the taking.”