Center David Menzies and guard Mike Carr, members of the Point Park University men’s basketball team, both had starting roles on the court by their senior years of high school. Both are area natives who understood what their roles would be when they joined the team and are now developing their skills further while in supporting roles.Now sophomores at Point Park, they are content with just chipping in for now. “(Point Park’s Head) Coach (Bob) Rager told me when I was recruited that he was going to make me into the best player that I can be,” Menzies said. “I believe that is what I’m here for. Of course, the ultimate goal is to make it to the next level, but for right now I’m content with helping my team win however I can.”Menzies hails from just outside Pittsburgh in nearby McKeesport. He said that he did not see much playing time until his senior year of high school when he averaged around 15 points per game.Carr attended Steel Valley High School in Homestead and was their starting point guard in his senior season. There, he averaged around 12 points per game and saw a great deal of playing time.”You obviously want to get out there and play,” Carr said. “I’m a competitor by nature.”Both agree that, though they are not regularly out there on the court, they want to help those who contribute more often.”A lot of times, I’ll ask them if we’re not doing something right or well,” said Jimmy Sherwood, Point Park’s starting forward. “It’s always great to get things from the players’ standpoint.”Menzies and Carr concur that when they are on the bench, it is important for them to serve as an extra set of eyes for the other players. “We’ll tell them all the time if we see something off or if something needs fixed,” Carr said. “If a guy like Douse or Sherwood doesn’t have his foot in line with the basket when he’s on the foul line, we’ll point that out to him.” Sherwood points out that the two sophomores are not afraid to work hard in practices, either.”They don’t complain at all,” he said. They’re just great guys.””We understand that there is a lot that goes forth in order for us to become better,” Carr said. “Over the summer, we have a lifting plan and we are expected to be adults and take care of our bodies. We also have to find leagues to play in. We have to get going out there in order to get better.”Carr, with 10 games, has played in one more contest than Menzies this season. They average 5.6 and 6.5 minutes per game, respectively.Neither player has scored more than 6 points in any game this season. Menzies achieved that total in a match against Mt. Vernon Nazarene University back on Jan. 21st, when he also pulled down five rebounds. Carr’s season-high three points came in a Nov. 22nd game against Penn State University-Fayette.Carr had no more than four assists in a game, and that came on the night that Menzies set his year’s best in points.”We like to get … as [vocal as] possible during the games … to get our guys up, too,” Menzies said. “We have many things to do, besides going out there and playing the game. I accept it.”