Name: Bash Wieland
School: Lakota East High School
Sport: Basketball
Class: Junior
Age: 16
Claim to fame: Pull-up game
Bet you didn’t know: This is my first year at Lakota East
Toughest opponent/why: Princeton because they are most talented and have length at almost every position
Favorite book: Swindle
Favorite movie: Deadpool
Favorite TV show: SportsCenter
Favorite song: A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Favorite pro athlete/why: Kristaps Porzingis because he’s 7 feet tall and he can do stuff that guards can do
Favorite smell: Fresh cut grass
Favorite home-cooked meal: Hamburger and fries
Game-day rituals: Go home, grab my uniform and put it on a hanger, then head to the gym
Person who would play me in a movie/why: Will Ferrell — he has similar humor
Words you live by: Do your best and God will take care of the rest
Biggest influence/why: My mom and dad. They taught me how to carry myself and help me with any and everything I need.
I am most annoyed by: People who don’t believe they can do a certain thing
You can’t live without: My family and friends
Most embarrassing moment: Calling to somebody and it turns out it wasn’t the right person
In 10 years, I’ll be: Living in a big house with my wife and two children
Best thing about basketball: The excitement that it brings Tuesday and Friday nights
Worst thing about basketball: Sometimes I don’t get as much sleep as I should
Vegetable I just won’t eat: Squash
Favorite junk food: Chocolate marshmallow ice cream
Favorite school subject: Math
Last DVD or video game I bought: FIFA 2018
Person whose brain you’d like to pick: Roy Williams
Love to trade places for a day with: LeBron James
When I’m bored, I like to: Play Fortnite
Worst habit: Biting my nails
On your bedroom walls: Posters of NBA players
Talent I’d most like to have: To jump higher
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