It took time, but West Catholic's Zion Stanford, who has already committed to Temple, has become a versatile player that could do just about everything on the floor.
Inside the wooden doors of West Catholic Preparatory High School’s gym, the boys’ basketball team is holding an offseason practice. The chatter is loud. Some players are on the sidelines doing push-ups after a missed shot and others are rushing to get back in line for another rep.
Less than a 15-minute drive from his West Philly home to North Broad, Stanford decided to stay close to home and play college basketball at Temple, becoming coach Aaron McKie’s“I noticed there was a great bond, like with the coaches and the players,” Stanford said about his unofficial visit to Temple. “They all just love each other. I felt like the energy they brought, I could adapt to them a lot.
“From the second he got here, he was on the perimeter, and sometimes it looked a little wild and crazy, but over time it all just paid off.”Stanford started playing competitive basketball for Philly Triple Threat at age 11 and stayed on the team throughout the rest of his AAU career.“When I first met him, he was maybe three inches shorter, but with the same body type,” Bocachica said. “People just weren’t sure if he was going to grow, is he going to do this or is he going to do that.
“Junior year, my role definitely got bigger,” Stanford said. “Basically, I got to do more things like shoot wherever I want. I was more reliable last year than most of my other years. They really relied on me more.”
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