2016 Newport Guard Ethan Snapp may be the most entertaining player to watch in the state. He’s a good ball-handler with a lot of shiftiness in the way he creates separation to get off his shot. He’s a good shooter that can pull-up from anywhere on the court and knock down shots. He gets into the lane well and usually finishes, although his thin frame does make it hard when he draws contact.

 

Right now Lipscomb, Belmont, UNC-Greensboro, Wofford and the University of Charleston are the schools Ethan is hearing from. He has received an offer already from Charleston. He also has two visits currently set up, he’ll visit Charleston January 31st to see them play West Liberty. He will also be at the Lipscomb-Northern Kentucky game at Northern Kentucky on February 6th.

 

I also talked to Ethan about some of the things he’s working on to get better. “Definitely getting stronger and bigger, and getting quicker to help my defense.” He also mentioned that he’s done a much better job of getting to the foul line this season and he wants to keep that up along with keeping his free throw shooting percentage above 85%.

 

Ethan describe the season his team has had so far as good, but mentioned they’ve lost a lot of close games in what may be the most difficult schedule in Newport history. But he did seem upbeat about that because he knows it’s all about getting better for the postseason. “It’s all in preparation for when district and region come around.” He told me that closing out the year he wants to help get the team record above .500 and they want to make the 9th region tournament as well.

 

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Great kid and great player. Will enjoy watching him at the D1 level. With the spotlight and father, he has had to deal with more than most players do. Happy for you Ethan congrats! Look forward to seeing his performance come tournament time.