“Davion takes his grades as serious as he does basketball,” Lewis said about his 4.0-plus student-athlete.
“He really cares. He’s the guy on campus that at the start of the year, he talks in front of the whole school about what it means to be a Viking. He’s just a leader. You can throw off the basketball stuff, he’s going to be a successful person outside of that.”
But then there's the basketball part of the equation:
Lewis said that passion shines through in Mintz in everything from conditioning sessions to the biggest moments of the biggest games.
“He’s always doing something to get better – always,” Lewis said. “I’ve had talented players; everybody’s had talented players, but maybe they didn’t have that desire.”
Lewis added, however, that Mintz’s tenacity shouldn’t overshadow his prodigious talent.
“He’s a freak athlete,” Lewis said, likely getting no argument from anyone who saw Mintz soar for a dunk Saturday in his masterful 10-point second quarter. “… His athleticism is off the charts for a 6-4 point guard.”
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