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Led by McDonald's All-American Jackson Grant, Olympia rallied around 'dominate the wait' motto during successful offseason

SBLive's Todd Milles, Andy Buhler and Dan Dickau conducted dozens of interviews with boys and girls basketball teams across Washington. Stay with SBLive Washington as we roll out the interviews over the next several weeks.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Led by McDonald's All-American Jackson Grant, Olympia rallied around 'dominate the wait' motto during successful offseason
Led by McDonald's All-American Jackson Grant, Olympia rallied around 'dominate the wait' motto during successful offseason /

Olympia standout forward Jackson Grant and head coach John Kiley joined SBLive's Washington high school basketball media days to discuss a wide range of issues, including how the Bears rallied around their offseason motto "dominate the wait."

Grant, a 2021 McDonald's All-American and Washington Huskies signee, leads the Bears into the condensed spring 2021 boys basketball season, which started on May 8. Watch Olympia's full media days interview below.

OLYMPIA TEAM PAGE | 2021 SCHEDULE

WATCH: OLYMPIA JOINS SBLIVE BASKETBALL MEDIA DAYS

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SBLive's Todd Milles, Andy Buhler and Dan Dickau conducted dozens of interviews with boys and girls basketball teams across Washington. Stay with SBLive Washington as we roll out the interviews over the next several weeks.

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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