Recruiting report: Kevin Meehan (2016)
The season for Olmsted Falls senior Kevin Meehan was one to remember. He averaged 18.1 ppg and made second team all-district, and that success is al because of his teammates, according to Meehan. “I felt like my teammates really put…
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Continue ReadingThe season for Olmsted Falls senior Kevin Meehan was one to remember. He averaged 18.1 ppg and made second team all-district, and that success is al because of his teammates, according to Meehan.
“I felt like my teammates really put me in a good position to step up,” Meehan said.
It’s been a long process for Meehan to reach the level he was able to end his high school career at. As a freshman, he admits that he wasn’t nearly the player he is now.
“I was tentative and almost a little scared on the court,” Meehan said. “As I progressed, I became a lot more confident in my abilities and what I could do on the floor.”
The 6-foot-4 senior also got bigger and stronger, as he is now 30-40 pounds bigger in muscle mass than he was as a freshman.
That’s all changed now. He has a style of play that fit the Olmsted Falls roster and helped lead them to the district round.
“I’m a very aggressive player who likes to get inside and out-physical my opponent,” Meehan said. “I can step out make shots too.”
It’s all about getting more comfortable on his role with the team that has led to Meehan’s change this season.
“Last year, I deferred to the seniors,” Meehan said. “I stepped back and let them do it. Now because it was my senior year I felt like I needed to step up, be aggressive and take the lead.”
It didn’t take long for Meehan to get rolling this season, which has been a hurdle in the past. That’s because Meehan is also one of the better players on the football team and the seasons fall back-to-back.
“With both seasons leading up to each other, you can’t do much,” Meehan said. “You can just do a little with the skill aspect of basketball. You’re not really able to pick up a basketball the entire football season.”
At this point, Meehan is likely giving up his athletic career and heading to Ohio State for academics. He said if a college basketball program came calling that he found to be a perfect fit, he might reconsider.
Still, he’s happy with how he ended his Olmsted Falls career and is proud of the job his team did.
“We’re not the most talented bunch of guys but we came together and became a family,” Meehan said. “We out-teamed teams. We were an unselfish group that didn’t care what happened as long as we won.”