Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim lines up a free throw during a game this past winter. (John Fisken photos)
“All your rebounds are mine!!”
Screw the basket supports in tight, just in case.
As he prepares to make the leap up to high school ball, Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim has set his sights on (eventually) playing above the rim.
The long, lanky hoop star, who will be a freshman at CHS in the fall, wants to one day go where few Wolves have gone, at least on a consistent basis.
“My goal as a freshman is to dunk a volleyball, and, by my senior year, dunk consistently,” Pacquette-Pilgrim said.
While playing for CMS, he was the team’s primary weapon in the paint, and, while he plans to play football as well, it’s hoops which earns his highest praise.
“Basketball, because I just have a passion for it that you can’t explain,” Pacquette-Pilgrim said. “I enjoy putting in the work and seeing the results.”
While he has raw talent for days, he’s also aware he won’t be able to just get by on that all the time, especially as the competition increases.
So, he listens to his coaches, and lets them guide him along the path.
“I think my strength as an athlete is that I have stuff that you can’t teach, but I could work on the fundamentals,” Pacquette-Pilgrim said. “Coach (Ryan) King has been the biggest impact on me.
“With both football and basketball he has showed me how to put in the work and he has pushed me to my goals.”
When he’s not working in the arena, Pacquette-Pilgrim enjoys collecting shoes and making music. A big fan of “Good Burger,” he has little problem picking a favorite class … sort of.
“My favorite class is lunch,” he said with a laugh. “If that doesn’t count, than it would be PE.”
Ask him for a favorite song, and he goes old school.
“It would always be “Smooth Criminal” by MJ!”
Cue the music, toss Pacquette-Pilgrim a basketball and let him go to work. The future is going to be a high-flying one.
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