Quitting Basketball for running

If you dislike basketball you obviously shouldn’t do it anymore. But sounds like you’re able to balance running and basketball which I wasn’t able to do when i was in high school.

Hang in there.

It's the middle of basketball season. You're a starter and you've made a commitment to your team. Walking out now would be a really crappy thing to do. You need to finish this season. From there you should do what you want so if next year you want to scrap basketball for track you should. But you should let your basketball coach know that's what you're going to do so he can think about how to replace you. He won't like it and you may get some pushback. But if you're sure you should tell him now. He may want to get more playing time for guys he thinks might replace you.

If he is on varsity bball and he quits it might be be nice for the best player not on varsity because he will give him a spot

I also know many people that quit track in the middle of the season

Don't make any decision until after the season.

How good are you in running? Is it something you might do in college? No doubt committing to basketball will effect your running but honestly how good are you and in the long run (and in the short run too) will it make a huge difference?

This might be the last opportunity to play a team sport competitively I'd give it a lot of thought before you give it up. And even though you're not motivated three track seasons is a grind and many runners lose motivation only going running.

This past fall I went 15:29 in the 5k and I know that it is going to be what im going to do in college. I am giving it a lot of thought because I have played basketball for 6+ years now, but I feel like I would be much happier just running with some of my friends during the winter months.

And I was meaning that I would finish this basketball season out and let my coach know sometime in spring/early summer.

Had a basketball player who ran just his junior and senior years. Ended up 3rd on our XC team and qualified for state in the 1600m. Ended up running 4:28. This was back in the mid 90s.

Alan

It might be nice for the guy behind him in the depth chart if he quits now but it won't be nice for his coaches or teammates.

A runner once said:

A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory!

Dont let your team down, finish the season ! Now go out there and play basketball like your life depends on it and finish the season.

Keep up the running, you will still improve and then when you finished basketball like a champ, run even more with no regrets and when it gets thought and you want to throw the towel, think like you wanted to quit basketball in your last year, but didn't and get up and raise again...

Basketball is a lot more fun. I really enjoyed my time playing in high school and college.

I think your bball coach and teammates will understand. Do what you love; you've given it a lot of thought. I always supported my runners when they opted for doing another sport, I suspect your bball coach will support your decision.