(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte High School basketball player is in very select company on the hardwood.

 

Griffin Ott Large recently played in the Indiana All-Star Futures game between teams of players selected as the best freshmen and sophomores from the northern and southern parts of the state.

 

He was a member of the north team, which defeated the south team by 10 points on June 2 in Fishers.

Ott Large, who will be a junior at the start of the fall semester, had two points and five rebounds in 10 minutes of play. 

 

He’s hoping to make the All-State team of upperclassmen before he graduates.

 

“A dream of mine has always been to be an Indiana all-star and this is a first step,” he said.

 

Ott Large, a 6’2” point guard, averaged close to 17 points a game last season.

 

He said the All Star Futures game was a lesson for him on how every player at that level is faster and quicker in their decision making.

 

“You have to be able to guard all positions on the floor.  You can’t be that weak link on the court,” he said.