14-year-old Glass House basketball player selected for rep team
GLASS House Mountains 14-year-old basketball player, Ziggy Evans, is ready to represent his region in the under 16s Sunshine Coast Phoenix representative side.
This is the first time Ziggy has been selected in a representative team, and he said he was keen to get on the court to flex his skills.
“It was a great feeling when I found out, it felt like my dreams were coming true,” he said.
Ziggy will play in the Phoenix purple team in the South Queensland Junior Basketball Competition. He will face up against teams from Logan, the Gold Coast and Brisbane to name a few.
“I was kind of shocked when I found out I was selected because I did trials with a fractured leg. “I went to the doctors after my trails and they told me that I had a stress fracture.”
Ziggy started playing basketball just one and a half years ago following in the footsteps of his brother, Lyric, who started playing just six months before him.
“I like the intensity, it’s like a fast-paced sport, it just gets me really excited,” he said.
“I’ve also made a lot of friends through it too.” In this year’s budget, the Sunshine Coast Council committed $70,000 to build a basketball court in the Glass House Mountains.
Ziggy is passionate about bringing basketball facilities to the hinterland.
“It’s really hard to get a basketball court here, I know at least 20 people who play basketball in the Glass House area,” he said.
“We need more basketball activity in the Glass House area.
“It would prevent the youth from making mistakes and it would give them an activity to do.” Ziggy’s representative team is looking for sponsors to help cover competition expenses.
If you are interested, contact his mum, Yvette on 0432 154 574. kirra@gcnews.com.au