10 Questions with Exeter’s Teddy Snyder, presented by the Weeber/Langdon Team of Merrill Lynch
MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks basketball player to find out what’s on his or her mind — on the court and off.
Teddy Snyder, Exeter
Senior guard
Q: To be the Flight 1 Berks County champ in tennis, as you were last spring, it takes year-round practice time and travel to tournaments. How do you balance that with basketball, which also requires a lot of offseason practice?
I try to play both as much as possible. I play most of my tennis tournaments in the summertime and work on developing my tennis and basketball game the rest of the year. I don’t play any tennis during basketball season.
Q: Who’s your favorite comic book super-hero?
Spider-Man, because he is such a relatable character before and after he gains his powers. I also think it is cool how he has a ‘Spidey Sense’ that warns of incoming danger.
Q: Your father, Ted, coached basketball at Kutztown and Owen J. Roberts. How has he helped you develop your game?
He has helped a lot with the way I approach the game and also with my fundamentals and skills of the game.
Q: You can have dinner with any three historical figures. Who are you inviting?
I would invite LeBron James, Novak Djocovic, and George Washington.
Q: Tennis and basketball are completely different: One’s an individual sport, one requires teamwork. Is there much overlap in your approach to the two?
I approach both with a similar mindset. In both basketball and tennis I try to play with a chip on my shoulder. The teamwork in basketball is similar to the teamwork when playing doubles in tennis. I like the team aspect of basketball and pulling together for a win. But I also enjoy playing singles in tennis, because you are out there battling the other guy by yourself.
Q: Which basketball teammate would you least like to go against one-on-one?
They are all tough. It is close, but I would pick Kevin (Saenz).
Q: What’s the one TV show that you watch regularly that might surprise people?
I watch “Stranger Things.” I like the characters and how it has suspense but is also funny.
Q: You’re a good student with a 4.0 GPA. What’s the most challenging class you’ve taken at Exeter?
Physics. I did well because I had a great teacher, Mr. (Will) Lasky.
Q: If you could be recruited for basketball by any colleges in the country, which would be at the top of the list?
I would have to say Duke, Villanova, Notre Dame, and North Carolina. I would want to play at the highest level and on a good team.
Q: If you could use a “lifeline” during a critical moment of a close game, who would you call for help or advice?
I would call my Grandpa (Oscar Snyder). He always gave me great advice growing up in sports and life. He was always a huge supporter and always answered any of my big questions and would drive me to tennis tournaments and AAU games.
10 Questions, presented by the Weeber/Langdon Team of Merrill Lynch, will appear on MikeDragoSports.com throughout the 2022-2023 basketball season.
