Evan Huang: Basketball Phenom
Sean Nguyen, Alex Zhou, Shrishti Ghosh, Tommy Fan, and Aneri Shah
January 19, 2021
This year’s high-school basketball season has brought many alterations to the normal season, forcing players to adapt. COVID-19 restrictions have been more detrimental for those not accustomed to a typical high-school sports season, including Evan Huang, the only freshman on TJ’s Varsity Basketball team. Evan discusses how he has adjusted to the new season and how his prior basketball experiences have made the transition easier. Evan’s teammate, Nathan Singhvi, further shares Evan’s impact on the court and how that has made the team in contention during games.
![During a game against Hayfield last year, junior Helena Johnson dribbles across the court. This season, the Jefferson cheer team will be performing courtside at all varsity basketball games. “I didn’t know too much about basketball, but after two games, I caught on,” sophomore cheerleader Caitlyn Wood said. “I think [sideline cheer] is good to have the crowd engaged and keep encouraging the team to do their best.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/basketball.png)
![Photo courtesy of TJ Colonials Sports. “[At tryouts] masks were required at all times, and santization stations were set up so that after a ball was used, someone could clean it,” Anjali Maddipatla, a freshman on the varsity team, said. “We were required to bring our own water bottles so we didn’t have to share.”](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/basketball-356x475.jpeg)
![The boys gather around to recite their chant after what would be the final timeout of the game. “We should take this last game and use it to improve by never giving up and [continuing to] persevere,” Gundu said. The basketball season lasts until mid-February, so the team will be able to apply what they learned here for the majority of the season.](https://www.tjtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Screen-Shot-2019-12-18-at-10.07.22-PM-475x390.png)
