Bean, Domen Rewriting History

By Haley adamS SpoRtS@kaRlovecmedia com

Growing up, senior Jake Bean and junior Troy Domen knew they were destined to be great together. The two Huskies spent many summers with each other, traveling to week end tournaments, and countless hours in the gymnasium, to get where they are now.

Bean has already committed to attending Kent State University, where he will play for the Golden Flashes baseball team. But that doesn’t mean he’s written off his basketball career.

On Jan. 6, the shooting guard notched his 1,000th career point in a win over Vienna Mathews, becoming just the second player in school history to achieve this accomplish ment after 1997 graduate Todd Hill. He will be a four-year letterman in basketball.

Bean reflected on how he was able to accomplish this goal.

“Scoring is obviously the biggest part of the game, but the biggest thing for me was not forcing shots and just playing with the flow of the game,” Bean said. “Trying not to do anything that was outside of my ability, but just letting it happen throughout the course of my career.”

Although it wasn’t the most offensive game of his career, Bean came away with something bigger.

Before the win against Mathews, the Huskies had lost two straight games in performances that did not look like their best. But they got back on track Jan. 20 thanks to a more balanced offense, which took some pressure off of Bean.

“When you start forcing shots, and guys face-guard you, but you let things happen,” Bean said.

In the win, Bean scored eight points and dished out four assists. With help from Domen and senior guard Ethan Detweiler, the Huskies have provided more of an offensive spark under Head Coach Jon Cummins, who is looking to capture his first conference title in 18 years.

As for Domen, his action on the defensive end is something that you don’t see often. In just