by Michaela Lamb |

“He’s really athletic, I’ve always looked up to him on the basketball court. He had the potential to be a varsity basketball player from day one,” sophomore Nick Espinosa said.

Q: How did you like all the attention you got after shooting the winning basket at the Court warming Game?

A: “At first people kept coming up to me, and it was really cool. After a while though, I don’t want to say that it was annoying, but it was alright… I liked it.”

Q: How did you get started playing basketball?

A: “I just picked up a ball when I was a kid. I’ve been playing forever.”

Q: Do you plan on continuing your basketball career?

A: “I do. I plan on playing it wherever it takes me. If I don’t play for a college, I’ll still play somewhere.”

Q: What is your favorite part of playing basketball?

A: “I like playing with friends; my sophomore class is really good. My least favorite part is practice, if I could just play games and be good, that’s what I would do. But practice is important.”

Q: Do you like your coaches?

A: “Yeah, they’re great. They make basketball fun and make it a looking forward to experience for me.”

Q: What was going through your mind when you shot the winning point at court warming?

A: “I found out that I had the free throws and I freaked out. They called a time out; I went out to take the throws and I wasn’t nervous when I got to the line.”

“Moultrie is one of the best ball handlers on the team, [my colleague] Coach Stirtz thinks he’ll be one of the best passers the program has ever seen. Coming in as a sophomore and playing some of the big minutes and hitting those free throws, it shows you the kind of heart and toughness he’s got,” Coach Brady Hammond said.