Dante DePante – 2023 – Central Catholic – @DanteDepante
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- Dedicated, reliable, hard-working, unselfish, leader
What makes you a good player? What are the strengths in your game?
- I think all the extra work I put in outside of games & practice is what makes me good. My game is well rounded but my strengths have always been ball handling and scoring in a lot of different ways. Right now I'm focused on defense.
What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
- Not sure I have any interests outside of basketball which is embarrassing
What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
- Honors Anatomy & Physiology
Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- Coach Urso because of his heart and competitive spirit. And lCoach Goldcamp because he is 6'10"
Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
1 – God
2 – Family
3 – Basketball
4 – School
5 - Friends
Do you have any secret talent?
- I am good at Pickleball - it's not just for old people.
What does your daily routine look like?
- Wake up, shower, breakfast, school, team practice, an extra workout, home, dinner, homework, shower, bed and repeat
What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- Taking 5-10 minutes to sit there quietly before the game focusing and getting mentally prepared
What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
- Gunna
Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Ailleo's
Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
- Stack'd
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Depends on how the next 9 years.
Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
- Nick Petrunia – he's an incredible shooter
Who is the funniest player on your team?
- Pat Newell
Alier Maluk - 2025 - Imani - @Maluk_Alier12
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- My coaches would describe me as a hard worker and competitor
What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- I believe that my humbleness and hard work and motor make me a hard worker
What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
- My interest outside of basketball are video games and movies
What are the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
- Math classes
Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- All of my coaches have inspired me in someway
Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
1. Family
2. Friends
3. School
4. Basketball
5. Being positive
Do you have any secret talent?
- A secret talent that I had was playing the violin in the third grade
What does your daily routine look like?
- My daily routine is waking up brushing my teeth, going to school, and then practice.
What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- I pray as a pre-game routine
What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
- My favorite song artist to listen to is future.
Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Foxes pizza is the best pizza in western PA
Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
- Foxes pizza has the best wings in western PA
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- I see myself playing in the NBA in the next 10 years
Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
- Destin is the most underrated player on our team
Who is the funniest player on your team?
- Greg Watson is the funniest player on my team
Connor Spratt – 2023 – Seton LaSalle - @connorspratt3
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- They would describe me as a confident, outgoing, and genuine person, with a relentless drive to get better everyday
What makes you a good player
- My confidence and ability to control the pace of the game. I'm extremely strong with the ball which allows me to get to my spots and find teammates for easy buckets. Above all, my shooting. I can pull up from anywhere on the floor and make it at a high percentage.
What are your Hobbies and interests outside of sports?
- I also have a large social media following with over 185,000 followers on TikTok. I enjoy inspiring other people to be the best versions of themselves as well as be a good role model for younger kids to look up to.
What is the toughest class on your schedule?
- Honors Calculus
Is there a coach you look up to as a role model
- My dad. He's been my coach for the majority of my life. He taught me the importance of working hard and smart. He had me practicing with 8th graders when I was only in second grade.
Top 5 priorities
1.God
Secret talent
- Juggling
What does your daily routine look like?
-5:15 wakeup
-5:20 light breakfast
-5:30 lift weights in my basement
-6:15 cold shower
-6:30 prayer and meditation
-7:00 full breakfast
-7:15 leave for school
7:45-1:41 school
-1:45 shooting workout during my free period
-2:30 hang out with my teammates and edit videos for social media
-4:15 team practice
-6:35 blast music on my ride home
-7:00 relax
-8:30 shower // brush teeth
-9:00 read the bible
-9:30 go to bed
What is the Best Pizza in Western, PA?
- Fiori's
Who has the best Chicken Wings in Western, PA?
- Cheplics
Where do you see yourself in 10 Years?
- I see myself continuing to grow my brand and inspiring millions of people throughout the world. I'll also have a beautiful wife
Who is the most underrated player on your team?
- Cole Starrett because he's a lockdown defender and makes the right plays
Who is the funniest player on your team?
Me definitely
Mekhai Valentine – 2023 – Steel Valley - @ValentineMakhai
How would your coaches and teammates describe you?
- My coaches are Fun and crazy at the same time.
What makes you a good player? What are the strengthens in your game?
- What makes me a great player is the way I play in the 4th quarter and my ability to take over the game.
What are your hobbies or interests outside of sports?
- I like to be with my friends outside of sports and go to sky zone.
What is the toughest classes on your schedule this semester?
- Psychology is my toughest class
Is there a coach that you look up to as a role model and why?
- I look up to my AAU coaches they always taught me to play my game and not try to be like anyone else.
Rank the top five priorities currently in your life.
- 1 Family , 2 School, 3 basketball, 4 more basketball, 5, A little bit of more basketball
Do you have any secret talent?
- My secret talent is that I can flip
What does your daily routine look like?
- I don't really have a daily routine
What are your preferred pre-game locker room routines?
- My Pregame locker room routines is dribbling the ball up and down the locker room
What is your favorite song or musician to listen to before games?
- My favorite song to listen to before a game is "By your side" by Rod wave
Who has the best Pizza in Western, PA?
- The best pizza in western pa is Foxes
Who has the best chicken wings in Western, PA?
- Big shot bobs have the best wings in western pa
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- In 10 years, I see myself being a pro basketball player
Who is the most underrated player on your team and why?
- The most underrated player on my team is Brian Versetti
Who is the funniest player on your team?
- The funniest player on my team is Gregory Smith.
