(Ken Waz Photo: Calvin Hermanson goes for a layup in a game against Salem’s Sprague High School.) ESPN just named him Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year.Name: Calvin Hermanson
Age: 17
City: Lake Oswego
Grade/school: Junior, Lake Oswego High School
Team: Varsity basketball
Coach: Mark Shoff
Highlight: “Definitely playing in the Rose Garden and leading my team to the state championship (game) with back-to-back 32-point games against Lincoln and West Linn.”
How he got started: “I always loved playing in our front driveway. I loved the game and I have to thank my parents and coaches for helping me progress as a player as I have gotten older.”
Coach’s advice: “Always be aggressive, no one can stop you.”
Favorite part of sport: “Being able to succeed in a competitive environment with friends when we are doing the thing we love.”
Favorite meal the night before the big event: Chicken teriyaki
Offseason? “I play year-round basketball on the Clutch Players AAU team.”
Rules to live by: “Always be yourself, everyone else is taken.”
Hobbies: “I coach fourth- to sixth-graders in the Pride of the Lake Basketball camp run by the Lake Oswego High School basketball program.”
On his iPod: Drake
On his nightstand: “Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence,” by Gary Mack with David Casstevens
The one thing someone may not know about him: “I play golf every once in a while.”
What’s next?“Senior year, and hopefully bringing the state championship back to L.O. next year.”
