In Silicon Valley, the startup culture lauds workers who can multi-task across different functions that are both business and technical in nature. Analogous in the sports world, the athlete who can play and excel in multiple sports is highly prized at the college level. In the heart of Silicon Valley, St. Francis Lancer Peter Hewitt is such an athlete as he has competed on the varsity basketball, track, and volleyball teams.
NorCalPreps.com first saw Hewitt at the Hot Prospects camp in 2012 as a mop top haired and active prospect that had plus height and athleticism for his age group. At a current 6-foot-9 and 215 pounds, the 2016 prospect is trying to help lead the Lancers back to significance as they have won 14 and 17 games respectively during his first two seasons. Hewitt moved up to varsity basketball during the playoffs in his freshman year and then was a starter in his sophomore season.
In addition to playing basketball, Hewitt competed on the volleyball team his first two years while he competed on the track team during his sophomore year. The volleyball team was a dominant 28-7 as they went undefeated in West Catholic Athletic League play and was the 11th ranked high school volleyball program last season. Hewitt competed in the high jump by achieving a personal best of 6-foot-4 inches on the track team. Hewitt is still uncertain if he will participate in either track or volleyball for his junior year.
During the summers, Hewitt has been playing club basketball. Last summer, he played for Chris Mcswain's Top Flight Elite program. During this current year, he played with the Oakland Soldiers first in the spring before switching to Lakeshow Elite 16 this June. Lakeshow Coach Scott Clark says, "Peter has a good feel for the game, his go to move in the post is a jump hook which is very efficient, he's got good hands and can run the floor well. Also is a good passer out of the post. He doesn't fight being coached."
The experience from this summer has been fruitful. Hewitt says, "I was very happy with my play in Anaheim and at the Fab 48. I thought I played well and was happy with the college coaches in attendance. I want to continue to focus on my rebounding, playing above the rim, and getting to the rim." Hewitt has also been training with former NBA post player, Gary Plummer in the South Bay.
Coach Clark, who played at Foothill High class of 2008 and then played at Humboldt State class of 2012 as a shooting guard, says, "For the next level, I see a Division I kid. He has skills you can't teach as far as his feel for the game and coordination for his size at a young age."
Size and athleticism are rare traits that are highly desired by the college teams. As a result, Hewitt has generated inquiries from Montana (Coach Cobb), Oregon (Dana Altman and Tony Stubblefield), Pepperdine (Coach Amaral), Portland (Coach Pfaff), San Jose State (Coach Tyler), and Temple (Coach Dunphy and Coach Killings). Hewitt has no offers yet but has made three unofficial visits to Oregon and plans to have unofficial visits to Pepperdine and Portland in the fall. He currently sports a 3.50 GPA and is undecided on his field of study. From a college perspective, academics are the first criteria while a competitive basketball program would be the second criteria in his decision making.
The WCAL has been dominated by Archbishop Mitty for the past few years. With a multi-skilled and multi-tasking athlete in Hewitt, look for the Lancers to make a run at league play in Mountain View, Calif.
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