Prospect Spotlight: Bo Sandquist (2018)
It’s usually pretty easy to identify which kids on the floor are the coach’s sons. And with Johnston 2018 Bo Sandquist it’s especially evident. The Dragon junior-to-be is quick and deliberate with his closeouts, always plays hard and has…
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Continue ReadingIt’s usually pretty easy to identify which kids on the floor are the coach’s sons. And with Johnston 2018 Bo Sandquist it’s especially evident.
The Dragon junior-to-be is quick and deliberate with his closeouts, always plays hard and has some sound footwork defensively. But the 5-foot-8 prospect has one area of his game that stands out above the rest — he’s a sharpshooter with a pure stroke from deep, and precise.
He gives credit to his father and coach Bobby Sandquist for that.
“My dad has always taught me to shoot because he’s the head coach. He’s been looking forward to having me play varsity all year. And really my main deal is I want to be the best shooter in the state, and he’s really helping me get there. I’m just trying to play the best defense that I can and just play my best,” said Bo.
“I’ve been in the gym on the gun, I take hundreds and hundreds of reps from it when I workout, and that’s it. I take at least 100 shots from every spot on the court.”
The skilled guard was outstanding last weekend in Lawrence, KS at the Hardwood Classic, scoring in bunches and dazzling with his precision shooting.
He says playing with Kingdom Hoops 16U this offseason gave him a confidence boost.
“It’s (playing with Kingdom Hoops) been everything for me,” said Bo. “The coaches are great. They’ve really helped me and given me the confidence to shoot whenever I can. Coach Tim (Lubke) has really helped me to get my shot off quicker, especially being a smaller guy and stuff.”
Now he shifts his focus to the regular season, where he’ll be a contributor for a Dragons team that could be one of the best 4A squads in the state.
“I want to be one of the better shooters in the conference, maybe even the state, so I really got to work on that,” said Bo. “And then just be the sixth-man coming off the bench because that’s probably what’s going to happen. And just be a guy that brings energy off the bench, and fires everybody up when he comes in.”