SAM Webster is shooting for the stars.
The Year 12 student at Good Shepherd Lutheran College is one of just 10 players selected into the under-18 Queensland South state basketball team.
This comes after being invited to be part of the initial State Development Squad in 2014. Sam attended training sessions in Brisbane over a period of eight weeks late last year.
The team was announced in January following the state championships, which were held in Logan where Sam played in the premier league division for his club, University of Sunshine Coast Basketball Club.
“This is about as high an achievement that a Queensland student can make in the sport, there are two state teams, North and South, 10 players each,” teacher and coach at Good Shepherd Mike Mooney said.
“Sam is one of those 20 players, and still improving.”
As part of the state team and while completing his Year 12 studies, Sam’s training commitments now involve travelling to Brisbane one evening a week and every Sunday for state team training sessions.
These are held at the Queensland Academy of Sport.
With his team, Sam will travel to Ballarat in April to compete in the Australian Junior Basketball Championships.
Sam is grateful to GSLC for their support and passion of basketball and the opportunities school basketball has given him.
