By Romy Stephens
Mount Evelyn’s Lincoln Denny has proven quite the artistic talent after taking out a Basketball Victoria jersey design competition.
The Design Your Jersey competition saw promising young artists from across the state design a basketball jersey.
Lincoln’s winning design featured an electric green and yellow basketball wrapped in flames. It also had the number 66 surrounded by flames with a black and white shaded background.
His electric colours, attention to detail and overall design were determined by judges as the standout component. In a Facebook post, Basketball Victoria said these features revealed his passion for basketball and his personality.
“I just like drawing flames. I think they look really cool,” Lincoln said.
“They are my favourite colours. Especially lime green because it’s like the Monster Energy colours.”
Lincoln, who plays basketball for the Eastern Eagles, said he was “so excited” to win the competition, particularly because he beat his three brothers, who also entered.
Lincoln’s father, Troy, said his son spent hours designing the jersey.He said Lincoln’s talent for drawing “runs in the family.”
“I’ve always really enjoyed any form of art work, and being a custom car builder I have to use my creative side daily in my job,” Troy said.
“From a young age he always had an interest in drawing and colouring. He’d watch me for hours and then try to copy what I’d done,” Troy said.
“He loves drawing hot rods and other cars with flames and he also loves customising his BMX.”
Lincoln’s prizes will include an AND1 custom basketball jersey with his winning design, a Spalding colouring-in ball and a $100 AND1 voucher for the purchase of shoes.
