Basketball, Player of the Week - Sunday, January 3, 2010 12:29 - 0 Comments

Player of the Week – David Lodovica

Jonas Emilsson
www.KramMag.com

In last week’s Kram Game of the Week the Notre Dame Pride senior boys basketball teams improved their record to 3-0 thanks to a convincing 87-49 victory over the St. Francis Browns.

The win was a fantastic way wrap up 2009 and to get ready for the 2010 playoff push.

The key to the Pride’s victory was their relentless full-court press that the Browns struggled mightily to break.

Spearheading the press was David Lodovica, an extremely athletic guard/forward.

The way he was chasing down the ball it almost seemed as if he though Santa was hiding a new pair of sneakers inside it.

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“I just try to engage first and put pressure on the ball handler, just basic things like that,” said Lodovica after the game.

But to be able to do those things, a player requires an immense amount of quickness and athleticism, which according to head coach Mike McFarland, Lodovica has plenty of.

“He’s exceptionally quick and we’re going to utilize that athleticism,” he said.  “The kid can jump beyond belief, it’s neat to see.  The referees were out here today so he couldn’t do what he wanted to do.”

Lodovica also finished the game with a game-high 18 points, none of which came courtesy of a dunk. Continue…