The San Quentin Warriors basketball tryouts produced a gifted and athletic team. “I went in the tryouts with high expectation because of all the talent that is here,” said Head Coach Daniel Wright. “Every one had an equal opportunity to try out for the Warriors.”
About 21 players tried out and the scrimmages were very competitive. “I think we’ll be better because of the athleticism we have and guys that want to play defense,” he said. He explained his approach going into the upcoming season. “I’m going to preach more defense and use our athletic speed and quickness a bit more,” he commented.
He said Mike Franklin, Anthony Ammons and Allan McIntosh were some of his standout performers.
“My approach going into the tryouts was rebounding, defense, and hustle,” said Ammons. “I felt my performance was sketchy, but I’m content with what I did.” He expressed the enjoyment he would have if he were to make the team. “I’ll feel good if I make the team, because that means my hard work paid off, but my main focus is to play as a team,” he said.
“The coach is going to have a hard job because I see a lot of talent,” said McIntosh. “He’s going to have a lot of problems choosing the players who he feels can better help the team.”
McIntosh said his approach was to go and play hard and that would make everyone around him play hard.
He discussed how he felt about his performance during his tryout. “It was grueling at first because a lot of guys haven’t played with each other. It got a lot easy after a while and that allowed me to play better,” he concluded.
