Tyrell Laing likes to mix it up in the hardwood.
He can go inside to score a bucket, or step out to the three-point arc and more consistently, sink one from the perimeter.
It's worked so far - Laing already has racked up four 50-point games for his PGSS Polars senior boys basketball team this season.
And what's even more remarkable is he's only a 15 year-old Grade 10 point guard, one of three rookies on the senior team.
"I like to take a wide variety of shots and mix it up from a wide variety of areas in the paint," he said. "I direct the offence and read what the defence is doing, whether it's man-to-man or zone. I'll call the plays depending on what type of defence it is."
Against crosstown rival D.P. Todd in the final of the Trojans basketball tournament Saturday, Laing hit for a game-high 49 points. The Trojans won the game 81-75.
Polars coach Nav Parmar likes what he sees from his young point guard who can also switch to a shooting guard role.
"He's garnered some attention, he's very talented," Parmar said. "His work ethic is the best I've seen. He's very quick, he's the quickest guy on the team, but he also guards the best guy on the opposing team."
Besides his offence and defence, Parmar also likes his leadership ability on and off the court.
"He's extremely vocal, he presents everything you want in a leader. He's an extremely good kid. A great kid to coach."
Laing said his leadership style is simple.
"I try to take the lead and lead by example," he said. "I encourage my teammates as much as possible and I try to keep their confidence level high."
Laing's Prince George rivals are taking notice too.
Norm Garfield, D.P. Todd Trojans coach, witnessed Laing's 49-point game first-hand from the bench Saturday.
"He's got a lot of skill and his first step is really quick," Garfield said. "He's really working on his shot and you can tell. He's starting to get pretty consistent from the outside. He hit a lot of threes against us [in the final of our tournament last weekend].
"He knows the game well too. He's well aware of what's going on."
Laing, who played junior ball for the first two seasons at PGSS, was selected for the BC U15 team in July 2013, out of a pool of 50 players.
The team of 24 competed in tournaments in Seattle and Las Vegas, allowing Laing to finesse his game even more.
"That experience gave me more confidence this season," he said.
The PGSS senior roster this season is young, made up of players in Grade 10 and 11.
Eight out of the 10 players have known each other since elementary school, playing together for years.
"The team's chemistry is really good," Parmar said. "They feed off each other very well."
The Polars currently sport a 2-1 record in city league play, posting their only loss of the season against the Trojans in the first game of the season in December.
They battle Kelly Road tonight at home with an 8 p.m. tip-off. If the Polars win that game, they'll lock up second place and advance to the city semifinals Feb. 5 and if they win that, advance to city finals Feb. 12 at the Northern Sport Centre.
PGSS hosts its home tournament this weekend, opening against Duchess Park on Friday at 2 p.m. Eight squads from Prince George, Williams Lake, Smithers and Vanderhoof are competing.
Laing and his squad have set some lofty goals this season.
"We want to win our home tournament, win the city championships, then zones and then provincials," he said.
-with files from Jason Peters, Citizen
