ADAM SMITH, SENIOR
Q: What are your goals this season?
A: We are here to win a state championship. The seniors saw the team win the 2013 state championship and we want to get back to that and do the same.
Q: What does it mean to play “Mentor basketball”?
A: It means giving it all, playing tough, in your face on defense and running the court.
Q: What is your most memorable moment as a Cardinal?
A: I was there for the 2013 state championship game. I watched it and saw that team come together at the right time. I practiced against those guys on JV so it was very memorable.
Q: What Cardinal did you enjoy watching play or base your game after?
A: Brody Nelson or Michael Gallagher. I practiced with them and they helped my game a lot.
Q: What is something that people don’t know about you?
A: The coaches call me A-Red Smith and nobody really knows why. The nickname just stuck.
MICAH POTTER, JUNIOR
Q: What are your goals this season?
A: As a team we want to win the state, and individually, I just want to be the best there is. I was contacted by Duke on Monday, which is huge, but I have to keep working hard.
Q: What does it mean to play “Mentor basketball”?
A: Just playing hard, shooting well, going inside and playing hard.
Q: What is your most memorable moment as a Cardinal?
A: It is kind of hard to beat the state championship. The game against New Hope in Tennessee was my breakout game I had a double-double and since then it has been a different story so that was special.
Q: What Cardinal did you enjoy watching play or base your game after?
A: You have all the great guards who have been here, with great work ethics. My brother Caleb had a great work ethic, doing all the little things after practice nobody sees. So, I guess it would be my brother.
Q: What is something that people don’t know about you?
A: In middle school I was pretty good at the theater and the acting. I was really into the theater then.
