Last season Mikey Watkins quarterbacked Team IZOD aka “Fly Guys” to a very successful campaign. When this season rolled around and the “Supreme Team” was formed Watkins decided to head over to Playtime and the move paid dividends for the Union County product. Watkins has had a memorable season thus far even hitting the game winner shot in the championship of the MLK Classic. We sat down with Mickey for a little conversation and here’s what he had to say.
One On One
BS: What are your goals for the season?
MW: My goal for this season is to win a national championship. I want to improve as much as I can from last year.
BS: Who’s your favorite player and why?
MW: Kyrie Irving because he believes that he is the best player on the court and he can take over at any time.
BS: What is the strongest part of your game?
MW: The strongest part of my game is my basketball IQ and my leadership skills.
BS: What part of your game needs the most work?
MW: I need to work on my jump shot and my pull up jumper.
BS: What’s your dream college?
MW: My dream college is UConn because they are a consistent winning team and they are national contenders.
BS: What’s your biggest moment at a Basketball Spotlight event?
MW: My biggest basketball spotlight moment was when I won my first spotlight championship last season.
BS: Who’s the toughest player you ever faced?
MW: I have faced a lot of tough players so I don’t know who is the toughest.
BS: Who would you love to have dinner with and why?
MW: I would love to have dinner with Kyrie Irving because he is my favorite player and he is the best point guard scorer in the NBA.
BS: Give me one word to describe your game.
MW: Proficient.
BS: Give me one word to describe Basketball Spotlight events.
MW: Competitive.
