Catching up with the area’s former hoop standouts
For decades prior Badin and Hamilton High School have been synonymous with excellence on the hardwood. Over the past several years that tradition has lend itself to the athletes who have put the ball through the hoop for the Big Blue and Rams, in which they have parlayed to promising college careers.
Trey Robinson
In 2020 the Big Blue had their best season on the hardwood since they won the Greater Miami Conference in 2007, as they won 18 games and finished third in the conference. At the center of that success was Robinson. The 6’6 forward finished his high school career averaging 19.4 points per game, which was good for second in the league. He topped the GMC in blocks (1.6 per game) and was third in rebounds (6.2 per game). He finished his time in Hamilton with over 800 points. His talents earned him Division I looks across the area, but he ultimately ended up playing for Northern Kentucky.
Robinson’s length and athleticism garnered him immediate playing time for the Norse. Trey played in 24 games and started in five. Across his freshman year in the 2020-2021 season, he averaged over 15 minutes of floor time each game in which he tallied an average of 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds. Now, in his sophomore season, Robinson has seen the floor in every game keeping his averages near the same clip they were as a freshman. One team in NKU’s conference, the Horizon League that Robinson has dominated, is Purdue Fort Wayne. His two most prolific nights have come against the Mastodons, scoring 17 and 16 points in separate games. As the Norse hover around a .500 record going into the final stretch of the season, Robinson is going to be a major factor in their success.
Jackson Lewis
Each winter Taylor University makes the rounds in the national media for their Silent Night tradition. The students of Taylor pack their arena while wearing elaborate and silly costumes. The students don’t make a peep until the 10th point is scored by Taylor– at that point they go ballistic and storm the court. The tradition has been featured on Sports Center and Good Morning America. This year former Big Blue baller, Jackson Lewis scored the bucket that sent the Taylor students wild.
Lewis was the main distributor as the point guard on that 18 win Hamilton back in 2020. Last year, as a senior he led the Big Blue in scoring averaging 14 points per game. Now, a freshman in college, Lewis has started every game for the Trojans this year. The guard is averaging 5.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season. He leads the squad in assists and is second in steals.
Emma Broermann
A four-year starter for the Badin Rams, Broermann dominated from her freshman year on. Each season in highschool she was selected to 1st team GCL co-ed honors, her senior year earning player of the year. Broermann made history midway through her senior year, scoring her 1,000th career point against Lakota East. She parlayed her success for the Rams into a Division I career at North Florida.
As an Osprey, she saw time on the floor as a true freshman playing in every game. As a sophomore she earned more playing time and started to make a difference in the box score averaging 6.4 points per game. Now, as a junior she starts every game, bringing an average of 8.4 points and 5.5 rebounds. The Ospreys record is floating around a .500 record, as they look to compete in the Atlantic Sun.