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enior basketball player Kyle Ohman reached anew levelthisseason when he was added tocollege sportswriter JeffGoodman's top 50 shooters list on FoxSports.com According tothe article, Ohman had at leasta41shooting percentage inthe lasttwo seasons which earned him the 19th spot on the list.

"I consider it aprivilegeand I was glad that I was ableto be on that list," Ohman said. "I still have toprove it thisyear and continue toget better, but it was good tosee it."

Ohman tried out forthe team hisfreshman year.and did not make it due toan alreadyfull roster. Hestarted practicing with the team his second semester and suited uphis sophomore year, though as an underclassman he only saw about 20 minutes ofactual playing time.During his junioryear, Ohman saw more playing time under a differentcoach.

"I thought that I was good enough to play, but I reallydidn'tget the chance to prove it," Ohman said. "When Coach McKay came,I got the chance toplay."

Ohman saw another change inleadership during hissenior year when Coach Dale Layer became the new head coach.Layer and the playerson the team agreed that Ohman puta lot ofeffort intohisgame.According to them, he became such agood player through hard work, perseverance and competiveness.

"Kyle is aguy that has gotten betterevery year,"Layer said. "He'sgot ahungry spirit. He wants to prove people wrong and he'sgot an incredibly huge desire to improve and getbetter."

Sophomore basketball player, Jeremy Anderson said, "Kyle has such apassion, one ofthe most competitive guys I'veever met,but that'sgood for us.We need thatcompetitive spirit."

The team had 11 freshmen and sophomores As one ofthe only seniors, Ohman became anatural leader on the court this year

"Kyle has reallystepped up and been aleader on and offthe court," Jesse Sanders, sophomore basketball player, said. "He is aleader by example, shown by the work he puts in He'sgoing to be the guy inthe gym afterpractice getting extra work, calling acouple ofthe younger guys and seeing if they want to be inthere with him."