Thanks, Javontae, for talking to germanhoops.com Congrats on scoring 45 points in a game in Switzerland. You scored the most points last week in Europe. How does that make you feel?

Thank you very much! It feels amazing to have scored that many points in a game. I am truly blessed. Unfortunately we could not pull away with the win, so that kind of hurt but scoring 45 was awesome!

Was 45 points the most points that you ever scored in a game in your life or did you eclipse that in high school or AAU?

Yes! 45 points is the most points I’ve scored in a game in my career. I scored I believe 38 points in my last high school game and that was the highest until now.

Was it tougher to be able to enjoy this feat since Lugano lost the game in OT 107-103?

It was definitely tough to enjoy it because regardless how good you play in a game, you still always want to get the win. Winning is more important to me than my performance. I am still very grateful to have played that well in the game though.

What was key at the end for not getting the victory in OT?

Honestly with a game that goes into overtime, a lot of mistakes happen. We got called for 5 technical fouls as a team which is a huge game changer in a close game like that.

What can the team learn from the loss for the next game?

I would say as a team we definitely can learn that small mistakes like 5 technical fouls can really hurt the team in the long run.

How quickly did you know in the game that you would have a good scoring day at the office?

I could tell late in the first quarter that I was going to have a good scoring day because when I was knocking down all of my shots early in the game, I got this confidence boost that made me feel unstoppable.

You have had a great scoring season as a rookie. Do you feel like your scoring has been boosted by more self-confidence knowing you can lite it up on a regular basis?

I can say yes because having self-confidence definitely helps me play better throughout the game, but my teammates and coaches being confident in me is the game changer. I owe it all to them for believing in me every game.

Were your teammates telling you at the end that you were over 40 points or did you first find out after seeing the stat sheet?

I actually noticed when I checked the stat board to see how many fouls one of their good defensive players had. I was like wow that is crazy, but more importantly I was focused on trying to get the win.

You shot pretty well and could have had 50 with one more three pointer and 2 more free throws made. Is 50 points a realistic goal for you as a scorer now after achieving that?

I would love to score 50 points in a game. Now that I have achieved scoring 45 points, I believe I can get to 50 one day throughout my career.

Thomas Jurkovitz found you a lot. How blessed do you feel to have a guy like that finding you?

Truly blessed to have someone that believes in me and tries their hardest to get me the ball to score and help the team.

What was your favorite bucket of the night?

My favorite bucket was during OT when the other team went on like a 7-0 run to put them up 7 points and my teammates and I were losing the confidence that we would win. So I came down and shot a deep 3 pointer that put us down 4 with about 50 seconds left.

Thanks Javontae for the chat.