Rush The Court: Washington Week: One-on-One With Shawn Kemp, Jr.
Forward?Shawn Kemp, Jr.?will be a sophomore for Washington next season. With Darnell Gant graduating, Kemp will see a major increase in playing time and enter October competing with Austin Seferian-Jenkins for the backup spot at forward. RTC?s?Connor Pelton?had a chance to talk to?Kemp?this week.
Connor Pelton: Describe your game for people who didn?t get to see you play last season. Similar to your father?s?
Shawn Kemp, Jr.: Our games are kind of different.?I?ve been working on my game, trying to change it up a little bit.?I?m trying to be able to shoot the outside shot and also bang in the post.?I mean, our game is different, but in a way it?s kind of the same.?People expect to see the same but it?s not exactly identical.
CP: You didn?t see the floor much as a freshman. Will that change in 2012-13 with Brendan Sherrer?and Gant departing?
SK: It should change because we?ve had a couple big guys leave.?I should be looking at a lot more time this year because I?ve been working a lot this summer.?I should be on the court more.
CP: What?s your biggest strength, and what would you say you need to work on the most?
SK: My biggest strength is probably getting up and down the floor.?What I plan on working on the most this summer and preseason is rebounding and getting the ball when it?s around my area.
CP: The process of your recruitment was an interesting one. You originally?signed with Alabama coming out of Cherokee High School (GA), but instead had to go the not-often traveled, post-graduate high school route at Hargrave?Military Academy (VA).?You then signed with Auburn, but a year later you are?ended up?in Seattle.?Can you describe how and when Washington came into the picture?
SK: After I left my prep school at Hargrave Military Academy, I decided to come back here where I was born. All my family is here.?Washington?s been recruiting me ever since I was a sophomore in high school so I decided to come up here and get my grades and school right.?And they gave me a chance and it worked out.
CP:?What are your expectations and goals, both for yourself and the team this season?
SK: My expectations and goals for myself are to play to the best of my ability and do as much as I can to contribute to the team so we can win every game. For the team, just to go as far as possible; win the Pac-12 and get to the NCAA Tournament this year and go for the title.
CP: Thanks for your time, Shawn. Good luck this season.
SK: Thank you.
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