Prospect Spotlight: Swede Wahwassuck (2022)
A rising player in the 2022 class, Royal Valley wing Swede Wahwassuck is looking to put together a breakout season in 2019-20. A rangy 6’3 wing player, Wahwassuck brings an unselfish attitude to the court who can also put the…
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Continue ReadingA rising player in the 2022 class, Royal Valley wing Swede Wahwassuck is looking to put together a breakout season in 2019-20.
A rangy 6’3 wing player, Wahwassuck brings an unselfish attitude to the court who can also put the ball in the basket. He has a quick shooting release, good range out past the 3-point arc and has the ability to defend.
“I do my best to help my team play on our strengths and I fill in where I’m needed most,” he said. “Defensively, I always like to guard the best player on the other team to challenge myself.”
A year ago, Royal Valley went 7-13 playing a tough schedule, but bring back an experienced team ready to take a step forward. As a freshman, Wahwassuck averaged 12 points, 4 rebounds and 6 steals a game and was selected as First Team All League and First Team All County.
“Last season we played a lot of senior stacked teams, and I felt we did pretty good for how young we were,” Wahwassuck said. “Our team has a solid foundation that we can only build on. We lost in the first round to a really good Silver Lake team with many experienced seniors. I felt I did really well for a freshman starting varsity and playing the most minutes on the team.”
Wahwassuck spent the offseason running with SSA Elite and worked on building his overall strength, speed and improving his vertical. He says he has high expectations for himself and his team this upcoming season.
“My biggest expectations for myself this upcoming season is to be the best player in my league and get to the bucket more,” Wahwassuck says. “I am ready to help my team go to State. We have all the tools to get there and we’re ready to make it happen. I watched my sisters help lead their team to state for the past two years, they lost the first and won last season.
“They helped make history for our school, and those games are probably the best I’ve ever been to. I loved the atmosphere and I want to go back but this time with my boys.”
Wahwassuck says his dad has had the biggest influence to date on his basketball career.
“He’s been teaching me about basketball ever since I was born.He started coaching me ever since I could walk,” Wahwassuck says. “We’ve always watched film about other players, showed me different ways to work to improve. He made me the basketball player I am today.”