While the Baldwin boys basketball team faced some challenges this season, among the bright points was how junior Evan Golvash took off with his game.
This season was Golvash’s third year playing varsity basketball and he has seen his game improve. Golvash’s starting position this season was shooting guard. He worked hard on his own to improve his scoring, which really showed up this year with him averaging 16 points a game.
“My role is to score and also help the team move up the court,” Golvash said.
The team worked together well and showed up for each other this year, he said. One struggle the team faced was the loss of upperclassmen.
“It has definitely been tough losing seniors, but I think we have been working together well enough to make up for it,” Golvash said.
Golvash has been playing basketball since he was 5. His dad introduced him to the sport and he instantly fell in love with it. Looking back on his high school career so far, his favorite memory has been beating Lebo to go to the WPIAL final during his freshman year.
“It was a very exciting win for us, and everyone was really excited we were able to beat Lebo,” Golvash said.
Basketball has taught Golvash how to be tough and overcome challenges, like injuries. Challenges have made him a stronger and more reliable player.
A big game this season for Golvash was against Bethel Park. He put up 30 points for the Highlanders, securing the win.
“It was a great game. The team really wanted the win because we had lost to them a month before,” Golvash said.
Sophomore Sadiq Anderson played alongside Golvash this year and saw his determination throughout the entire season, even when things were not going the team’s way.
“At the beginning of the season he was not scoring as much, but he stayed determined and started getting big numbers,” Anderson said.
Anderson sees Golvash as a humble and helpful player who the team can count on in close games.
Even though Golvash is a junior, seniors like Max Marzina see how much of an impact he has.
“He is confident and vocal, he makes sure that people around him learn from him, and he makes sure the team runs smoothly on both sides of the ball,” Marzina said.
His confidence in both games and practices motivates his teammates, who feed off his energy and play with more energy and determination because of it, Anderson said.
Now that the Highlanders’ season has come to an end, Golvash will be playing basketball for an AAU team called Win Today Wildcats.
He is still looking to grow and improve his game, and he hopes that eventually basketball will get him to the next level, playing college basketball.
