When you are 6-foot-5 with a 6-10 wingspan and a fastball that is typically clocked in the mid to upper 90s, most people assume you are a baseball player. That's not entirely true for Pat Connaughton (Arlington, Mass./St. John's Prep).The rising senior has been starring all spring and summer with the Middlesex Magic AAU team and is out to prove that he is capable of playing basketball at the highest level."I'm a basketball player. I'm working out every day for basketball." said Connaughton. "It's kind of funny because some of the baseball guys just assume I'm going to play basketball. When it comes down to it I want to go to college on a basketball scholarship. I want to be able to play basketball for as long as I can."Connaughton is no slouch on the hardwood, already owning scholarship offers from a variety of the top low- to mid-major programs in the Northeast. But anyone who knows Connaughton at all, knows that this is a young man who has the drive to be the best at everything he does."I want to see if I can play at the highest level," he said.Connaughton knows he isn't the prototypical high-major prospect, but is convinced he can thrive among them."There are guys that are 6-8 that are guards," he said. "I don't have that type of height but I know I can play with them. I'm just not them."However, he is a skilled swingman with deceptive athleticism. Most importantly, he is a sheer warrior when he steps on the basketball court."My competitiveness really gets me over the hump," he said. "I'm not 6-8, not 235 pounds, not lightning quick but my competitive nature of not wanting to have you be better than me or not wanting you to show me up on the floor, really helps me get through that."Last week at the Super 16 Showcase, Connaughton and his Middlesex Magic team matched up with Jermaine Sanders (New York/Rice) and his New Heights squad.Connaughton scored 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while spending much of the game matched up with Sanders."I switched onto him and it really threw a different look at him," Connaughton said. "Even when he got a step on me, I was able to disrupt his game and that was what coach asked me to do."Not only did Connaughton manage to slow the New Heights' star on the offensive end for the final 18 minutes of the game, but he was also the hero of overtime, scoring the final six points of the game to seal the win for the Magic.It's a performance that Connaughton hopes won't go unnoticed by college coaches."It proves I can play good against these big-time kids and bring it to the table even when the big-time kids are out there," Connaughton said.Already a high-major prospect in baseball, Connaughton will spend the rest of the summer proving he as good in basketball.