By: Alex Ogagan ’27

This season probably has to be one of the weirdest seasons I’ve ever had. For starters, we didn’t win a single game, but even though we didn’t win a single game, I’m not angry or sad. I’ve kind of made peace with it. I feel like the reason I’m at peace with not winning any games is that it’s shown me that I just need to work harder, and everything isn’t going to go your way sometimes. During the season, there were many instances where I wanted to quit basketball, but every time I said I would quit, I never did it, and I always kept asking myself, “Why won’t you quit? Why do you constantly keep playing just to lose every time?” Then I figured it out. I couldn’t quit the game because I just loved it too much, and I was never going to stop loving it. Even if I told myself multiple times that I hated the game and I should quit, I would still be on the court because I just love it.

I always reflect on the game we had against Lee Academy because even though we got blown out, I had fun. I finished the game off with 5 points, 3 Rebounds, and 4 assists. Before the game, I was a little nervous because the last two games before that I did terribly, and then I started overthinking and worrying about the wrong things. Zander Daniels came up to me and just told me to relax. He then said, “You have so much game in you; you just gotta be confident and believe in your abilities and stop worrying what others think.” The game eventually started, and I was a little nervous, but I remembered what Zander told me, and from that point on till the end of the game, I was relaxed and I felt good. This was a rough season, but I wouldn’t erase it even if I was given the chance. I learned a lot from it.