Beckam Rees Interview | His Riverton High Basketball Legacy
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How did Beckam’s early injury shape his left‑hand shooting style?
We are here with Becca Maurice, and this is unique for me because I know you and I got to coach you. So this is super cool. Um, you are more than welcome to ask good questions as well if you want to know why we were doing the things that we did or anything like that. So this past season, you were seventh in 6A in points per game. You were fourth in three pointers made per game, and you were tied for second in assists per game. So, what for you this
Yeah. Um we had our first region game and we played Mountain Ridge and we had I had a game winner at the end of the game. And just like the reaction from the crowd, my teammates, my coaches, and the way like we celebrated in the locker room after. It was Riverton's first region win in a couple of years and it just like it just like gave me a ton of energy and hope for the rest of the season. And another moment for sure was our our alta game. We didn't win, but like the energy in that gym was super crazy. Like we had so many people there and every time a play happened it was just so loud and crazy. And we had a big comeback at the end of the game to force overtime. And we didn't win the game, but it just felt like that was the game that like was like, Okay, we can do this.
We're we're here. We're we can compete with anyone.
I missed that game. I was actually wasn't at the moment, but I was like following along. Yeah. I was texting everybody as it's happening and yeah, that was one I remember that one where I think that we were down two and I am texting with another coach and I'm like, Beckham needs to get to the free throw line and then the next thing he was like, Beckham just got fouled and he's going to the free throw line. Yeah. But so that was fun. Yeah, that was a great game. Take me through that mountain ridge buzzer beater as well. What do you remember from that play and like how how did it all break down for you?
Well, we were up by like ten or something, with a few minutes left, and they'd came back. They just hit a three with like seven seconds left, nine seconds left, and we called a timeout. We're in the huddle. Gummy's drawing up a play. He's telling me to dribble the ball down the court and have Trey come set a screen for me. Except he wanted like a him to ghost the screen, like fake the screen. So and so we did that. I like act Like he was coming, like waved him over, then it kinda caught the defense off guard, like got him on their heels, got past my guy. Trey's guy was kind of in drop, just shot a little push shot floater going left with my right hand and went in over him. And then I looked at the clock and there's no time left.
Yeah.
I was there for that one. That was really that was a really cool one. You're one of the few players that I've been around that seems to prefer to drive to his weak hand. What is the story behind that?
I don't know, I think just a lot of it is just a ton of practice with my left hand, but in second grade, like right before my first ever try out for a comp team, I broke my right arm. So I had just been practicing left hand, left hand, left hand 'cause I couldn't use my right. And like I got super good at my left hand then and then I just kept like building it and developing it. And I don't know, at some point it just I don't know, I can go both ways. I like going right just for some reason. I tend to go left
Left. Well it's interesting too because I think like if I'm scouting somebody else, usually the idea is force them to their weekend. Yeah. But it's almost like that doesn't help me if I force you to your weekend. So if I ever guard you, I try to force you right. I don't know how much we've talked about this. So when I when I was going into high school, I was supposed to go to Hillcrest and I ended up going to Jordan. And so my whole high school career was people calling me a traitor and people calling Me, all kinds of mention. All of my friends were at Hillcrest. And I obviously made friends as I went to another school, but transferring to another school, having an ACT score in the high 30s, being very smart and an academic kid, uh, I think that that carries a lot of pressures.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Beckam’s early injury shape his left‑hand shooting style?
0:00–4:25
2
What was the story behind the Mountain Ridge buzzer‑beater?
4:25–9:25
3
Why does Beckam prefer driving with his weak (left) hand?
9:25–14:49
4
How did transferring to Riverton affect his confidence and team chemistry?
14:49–19:21
5
What training routine did Beckam use to become an elite shooter?
19:21–22:44
6
How did the “winner’s board” and belt system motivate the team?
22:44–26:14
7
What mental habits help Beckam stay focused during games and school?
26:14–30:43
8
What are Beckam’s goals after high school – college, mission, and beyond?
30:43–34:39
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