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March 2, 2010
Edin Cristofi
Senior Jack Veronin has been playing varsity basketball since his freshman year. This is his third MVP basketball award. He has led the Huskies to a 19-9 overall record. The highlight of Jack’s season was hitting the game-winning shot against San Lorenzo with 3.4 seconds left. The toughest obstacle Veronin has overcome this season were the back-to-back losses to Newark and Kennedy.
“It was a very tough stretch to go through and to get out of,” Veronin said.
The Huskies came out of losing streak with a 61-56 victory over the American Eagles.
Athletes usually have some type of good luck charm or superstition. For Veronin, every time he’s called for the starting lineup, he hits the floor three times before getting up. While his quirks seem odd, it has worked for him this season, with a an average 17.2 points and 16.7 rebounds per game. The motivation and adrenaline behind Veronin’s success comes from his pre-game dances in the locker room. Currently towering at 6’6″, Veronin started playing basketball at a young age in the Fremont recreational league at Irvington. Jack intends plans on continuing his basketball career in college, possibly at San Francisco State University.
This article originally appeared in print on March 2, 2010. It has been modified to correct style and grammatical errors.
