Stevenson’s Adad Bardik started dreaming of his elder sister Ava while playing.
In fact, Aidan was at a stand at Bardic Redbird Arena, when the AVA scored 13 points in the victory of Stevenson Girls Basketball Team against Barrington in the 2022 Class 4A State Championship game.
Awa Bardik said, “Aden was in the front line of our student section.” “It was great that he reached there to experience there. I think it was transformational for his career because he saw that it is really possible to get that moment and if you work hard for it then that goal is really attainable. ,
Two years later, as Aden Bardik tried to take the basketball team of Stevenson’s boys to a long playoff run, he agreed that his sister’s visit has inspired him.
Aidan Bardik said, “Every single day being around Awa and looking at the quantity of work out of her practice and how much she wanted and then seeing that the state’s visit was crazy.” “I saw that work pays in front of me.
“After that, I was so,” Now it’s my turn. ” I had to do something like this. I thought about that moment with my colleagues. He had time for his life. All this started with him working with him every day. ,
Aidan Bardic, a 6-Foot-3 Junior Point Guard and Captain, 72% from Free-Throw Line and 37% on 3-point attempts for fourth seeded Patriots (20-8) are a average of a team-high 14.0 points, shooting 37%, which will play the 13th Ceded South Elgin (14-13) in the 4A previous regional semi-finals. He is also a team-high 4.0 assist and average 4.0 rebound.
“Last year I was more than a narrator,” he said. “I was the second biggest player in the team last year. This year I am scoring more, and it made my convenience better and easy.
“I knew the role I would play in the team. I had to be in good shape to play heavy minutes a week and many games. I also worked on improving my jump shot in a ton, which made things easier at the aggressive end. ,
Stewenson’s Adad Bardic goes to a paste during a North suburban conference game against Lincolnville at Lincolnshire on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Lincolnshire. (Mark UKNA / News-San)
This week, Aidan Bardik was named all-conference at the North Suburban Conference. Meanwhile, the average guard Ava Bardic was nominated for the second team at Illinois and Visconsin’s college conference at an average of 13.8 points, 2.3 assistance and 2.0 rebounds in Illinois Vesleian.
Aidan Bardik said that he sometimes hears the fans of the teams from opposing the Ava. He is in eighth position in Stevenson Girls Basketball history with 1,281 points.
“Some student sections talk about how I can’t fill my sister’s shoes, but it definitely creates my fire,” said Aidan Bardic. “When your sister has a career, he had a four-year starter on a state champion, 1,000 points scorer and Versity-I put a lot of pressure on me. I try my best to put pressure on me.
“I realize that he had a career. I have mine I am not trying to copy the path taken by me. I am taking my way. ,
Ava Bardik said that he asked Adad “to be dedicated to this process and to be full of confidence in difficult sports.”
Aidan Bardic is showing that he can also flourish in those games. He scored a team-high 15 points in Patriots’ 47-45 win against Yorkville on 15 January.
Will Benson, the first year coach of Stevenson, said Aidan Bardik has shown that he could handle the responsibilities required to take the team to court.
Banson said, “We are aggressively running new goods, so it took him a short time to find out where to choose their spots to score.” “I also had to optimize and benefit my skill sets. He has increased a lot from last year.
“He competes and actually works hard. He puts his personal work in time and has really found better defensively. I think his leadership has actually increased throughout the year. ,
Stevenson’s Aden Bardik (4) pushed the previous ball of Ryan Paccus (11) of York during a game at the Ad Moleter Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday, November 25, 2023. (Brian O’Moni / News-San)
Awa Bardik said that he was not surprised about his brother’s progress this season.
“He is doing a lot of work with lifting and actually receiving his shot continuously,” he said. “He is actually working to take first steps and change his speed.”
Aidan Bardic has started paying the work for AVA and her sister Alina, who played for the back-to-back state championship teams of Stewenson Girls Water Polo in 2018 and 2019.
Aidan Bardik said, “I had high hopes to live with my two sisters.” “But a few years ago it is great to think that I was thinking about it, so it’s great to get this opportunity.”
Bobby Narang is a freelance reporter.