By Cooper Chadwick
In her third year as starting point guard, Hutchinson Central Christian junior Avery Kauffman is excited to lead her team deep into the postseason.
Last year Kauffman averaged eight points per game and only one turnover, this year her goal is to become more aggressive on her downhill drives.
“I want to improve getting my shoulder by my defender and driving the ball with confidence and get to the free throw line,” Kauffman said. “I did a lot of individual drills that helped me learn some new moves and I played one on one with my college basketball sister.”
As the third Kauffman to be a starting point guard for Hutchinson Central Christian, Avery has a lot of resources and help from her sisters who both played collegiate athletics.
As a point guard, Kauffman has different goals than most. It’s not always about scoring; it’s about winning for her.
“My role is to take care of the ball and to get my teammates in a position to score. My role is also to encourage my teammates and to be a motivational leader,” Kauffman said. “For the team my goal is to win league and to get to state.
Even head coach DJ Kauffman can see Avery’s drive to make her teammates better.
“Avery is a great teammate that loves to see her teammates have success because she knows that the team will have success as a result,” Kauffman said. “Avery loves to hype up her teammates when they do something good on the floor.”
