Who is on the basketball team in Stranger Things?

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I'm sure your sister isn't killing people, right? But shit, I've read the wrong person plays this game, it can warp their mind. They confuse fantasy and reality, and innocent people die. I mean, it's been happening all over the country. It's like an epidemic.

And I think Eddie... He's the wrong type of person, right? You know, he got lost, he thought Chrissy was just a part of his... his sick game. And chances are, he's still in the game - but not if we can help it.

— Jason's speech

Hawkins High School had its own basketball team; the team members were informally known as "The Tigers", a nickname that also applied to the school's other sports teams.[1]

In 1986, the team captain was Jason Carver, with players including Patrick McKinney, Chance, Lucas Sinclair, Josh and Andy. The team were a social clique that sticked together in and outside of school hours; the group used an abandoned burger joint as a hang-out spot.

After the death of Jason's girlfriend Chrissy Cunningham, Jason rallied his teammates and friends together to find the killer; the group started to search for Eddie Munson and the members of his D&D group Hellfire Club, suspecting that Eddie was Chrissy's murderer.

While in hot pursuit of Eddie, Patrick McKinney met a gruesome fate at the hands of Chrissy's actual killer, a supernatural killing that Jason interpreted as a Satanic deed committed by Eddie. The group renewed their push to find Eddie and the Hellfire members; Jason even interrupted a town hall meeting, hoping to enlist the townspeople of Hawkins in their search efforts.

History

The team was first seen at the prep rally, hoping to succeed and advance to the tournament. The team's captain, Jason Carver, addressed the recent tragedies at Hawkins and turned them into opportunities to change and move forward in a more positive direction.

The opposing team, dubbed the "Falcons," was seen purposefully pushing down a member of Jason's team during the game the next day. The player who had been thrown down was removed from the game, and Lucas took his place, making the game-winning shot.

As a result, Lucas was praised, and a portion of the team celebrated by drinking and staying the night at Benny's Burgers.

Jason and his friends are seen watching the news the next morning, learning about the recent murder at the Trailer Park. After learning that the murdered victim was his girlfriend, Chrissy Cunningham, Jason begins to plan the hunt for Eddie Munson, the leader of Hellfire club.

While Jason and his buddies attempt to track Eddie down, Lucas foils their efforts. The team explores Reefer Rick's house after they get there in an effort to find Eddie, who they think is hiding there. Vecna kills Patrick in front of Jason and Eddie as they swim after Eddie. In the meeting hall that follows, Jason persuades the townspeople that Eddie is to blame for Patrick's death and the other murders since he is a vessel for Satan.

Members

  • Jason Carver † - Captain
  • Patrick McKinney † - Teammate
  • Chance - Teammate
  • Andy - Teammate
  • Lucas Sinclair - Teammate (formerly)
  • Josh - Teammate
  • Hawkins 24 - Teammate
  • Hawkins 22 - Teammate
  • Hawkins 20 - Teammate
  • Hawkins 10 - Teammate
  • Hawkins 3 - Teammate
  • Freshmen teammate
  • Senior teammate

Enemies

  • The Hellfire Club
    • Eddie Munson †

References

  1. In "The Hellfire Club", a student wrestler wears a wrestling singlet displaying the "Tigers" nickname, indicating the nickname applies to every sports team at Hawkins High.

Who is on the basketball team in Stranger Things?
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Patrick McKinney, portrayed by Myles Truitt, was a recurring character in the fourth season of Stranger Things. He was a talented and popular basketball player attending Hawkins High School when shocking events send his life spiraling out of control.[3]

History

Background

Patrick was born sometime between the years of 1967-1968. He grew up in an abusive household where either both of his parents or just his father would beat him up. Between 1981-1982, Patrick began attending Hawkins High School and later joined the basketball team where he became friends with Jason Carver, Andy, and Chance. By 1986, when Lucas Sinclair joined the basketball team, Patrick formed an acquaintance with him, but they did not become close.

1986

On March 21, Patrick played in the championship game for Hawkins High School and later celebrated with his friends at Benny's Burgers, which had been converted to a party place following the death of the owner. The following morning, news of the mysterious death of a teenager was broadcast on TV, which Patrick watched. Patrick's friend Andy made a joke during the broadcast, which Patrick found distasteful.

Later, Patrick joined the mission of the Basketball Team to hunt down Eddie Munson, who was blamed for the murder of Chrissy, Jason's girlfriend. In the car, Patrick experienced a sudden nosebleed. When attending Chrissy's funeral, he noticed a grandfather clock appear in a corner of the room. These are both part of Vecna's curse, which Patrick had been inflicted with.

Later, Patrick and Jason found Eddie trying to flee across Lover's Lake. They swam to catch him, but Patrick suddenly stopped. He fell into the water, only to levitate up. His bones snapped and his eyes gouged inwards, and his corpse fell to the group. Patrick was killed by Vecna, which caused a gate to open at the bottom Lover's Lake, the location of his death.

Legacy

After Patrick's death, Lucas tells Max Mayfield that Patrick had come to basketball practice one day with a black-eye and said that he had fell, which was a presumably a lie. Lucas told Max he knew it was something more than that and he felt guilty for turning a blind eye, just because he didn't know Patrick that well.

Jason was also heartbroken by Patrick’s death, as it inspired him to take his hunt against Eddie further. He then believed Eddie had satanic powers and was a vessel for Satan and decided they had to kill him to ensure his murder spree was stopped.

Personality

Patrick seemed like a nice kid. He was friends with Jason Carver, Andy, Lucas Sinclair and the rest of the basketball team. He didn’t approve of Andy making jokes about the dead Hawkins student. Patrick was sort of an "older brother" for Lucas since they could relate on most things. When it came to his friends, he would do anything to protect them. This was shown when he and Jason hunt and chase Eddie Munson on Lover's Lake, when they thought he had murdered Chrissy Cunningham.

Relationships

Patrick and Lucas had a friendly relationship. They had friendly conversations, but never really got close to one another.

Despite being friends and teammates, Patrick does not like some of Andy's attitude, such as him joking about the murder of the Hawkins student.

Patrick and Jason were not only teammates but appeared to maintain a close friendship off the court as well - so much so that Patrick trusted Jason enough to follow him in pursuit of Eddie Munson for the death of Jason's girlfriend. Jason cared about Patrick and was horrified by his death, taking his body back to shore in grief. Witnessing Patrick’s death seemed to be the catalyst which caused Jason to truly believe Eddie had occult powers and had transformed his vigilante posse into an angry mob at the town meeting to catch Eddie and avenge Patrick.

Appearances

Season Four appearances
The Hellfire Club Vecna's Curse The Monster and the Superhero
Dear Billy The Nina Project The Dive*
The Massacre at Hawkins Lab Papa* The Piggyback

*Patrick's corpse can be seen in "The Dive" *Patrick appears in a flashback in "Papa"

Behind the scenes

His character was officially revealed on June 9, 2021 via the show's official social media accounts along with several other new characters.[3]

Gallery

Trivia

  • Patrick is the only one of Vecna's victims that has not been confirmed to have had a vision of his past or of Vecna. It is possible he had one off-screen, as he seemed to hallucinate the grandfather clock during Chrissy Cunningham’s memorial service.
  • Unlike the callous Andy, Patrick seemed to be the most empathetic of Lucas’ teammates, as he appeared visibly shaken by the news report that a fellow Hawkins student had died and scolding Andy for speculating that it could be Chrissy, something that her own boyfriend Jason ignored until confronted with the revelation.
  • Patrick’s death can arguably be seen as an even bigger turning point for Jason Carver’s character than that of Chrissy Cunnningham, when asked at a convention, Mason Dye stated his belief that Jason may have been convinced of Eddie’s innocence had he not also been present for Patrick’s murder. As it stands, Dye feels that was the moment Jason convinced himself Eddie possessed abilities courtesy of the occult - and that even though Jason may know the theory isn’t rational, it is the only way for him to make sense of what he witnessed. [4]

References

  1. "The Dive"
  2. Dr. Owens's files in "Papa"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official Instagram post revealing new season 4 characters.June 9, 2021
  4. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTReuo8X2/?k=1

Characters in Stranger Things
Hawkins
Major
"The Party"

Will Byers • Eleven • Dustin Henderson • Max Mayfield • Lucas Sinclair • Mike Wheeler

Hawkins High

Robin Buckley • Jonathan Byers • Billy Hargrove • Steve Harrington • Eddie Munson • Nancy Wheeler

Residents

Joyce Byers • Jim Hopper • Erica Sinclair • Karen Wheeler • Bob Newby

Recurs
Hawkins High

Fred Benson • Jason Carver • Chrissy Cunningham • Tommy Hagan • Barbara Holland • Heather Holloway • Ms. Kelley • Patrick McKinney • Carol Perkins

Hawkins P.D.

Phil Callahan • Glenn Daniels • Florence • Calvin Powell

Residents

Scott Clarke • Victor Creel • James Dante • Doris Driscoll • Benny Hammond • Neil Hargrove • Susan Hargrove • Claudia Henderson • Janet Holloway • Tom Holloway • Larry Kline • Bruce Lowe • Wayne Munson • Troy Walsh • Holly Wheeler • Ted Wheeler

Minor
See also: Minor Characters
Hawkins High

Andy • Chance • Freak 1 • Gareth • Jeff • Nicole • Tammy Thompson • Tina • Vickie

Residents

Stacey Albright • Russell Coleman • Alice Creel • Virginia Creel • Laura Cunningham • Phillip Cunningham • Earl • Five • Four • Gary • Marsha Holland • Mr. Holland • Keith • Marissa • Eugene McCorkle • Donald Melvald • David O'Bannon • Charles Sinclair • Sue Sinclair • Six • Ten • Three • Mrs. Walsh • Brenda Wood • Merrill Wright

Non-Hawkins
Major

Argyle • Murray Bauman

Recurs

Angela • Axel • Suzie Bingham • Lonnie Byers • Dottie • Funshine • Becky Ives • Terry Ives • Mick • Kali Prasad

Minor

Cornelius Bingham • Eden Bingham • Mr. Bingham • Peter Bingham • Sterling Bingham • Tabitha Bingham • Tanner Bingham • Tatum Bingham • Cynthia • Diane • Anthony Hatch • Sara Hopper • Jake • Billy's Mother • Cathy Owens

US Gov
Department of Energy

Martin Brenner • Sam Owens
Ray Carroll • Dr. Ellis • Connie Frazier • Agent Harmon • Nerdy Tech • Ellen Stinson • Agent Repairman • Elevator Scientist • Lead Scientist • Hawkins Head of Security • Shepard • Agent Wallace

Military

Jack Sullivan

Soviet Union

Alexei • Dmitri Antonov • Grigori • Yuri Ismaylov • Ivan • Oleg • Ozerov • Russian Agent • Russian Scientist • Stepanov • Warden Melnikov • Dr. Zharkov

Upside Down

Henry Creel / Vecna • The Mind Flayer • The Demogorgon • D'Artagnan • Demobats • Demogorgon (species) • The Flayed • Hospital Monster • Russian Demogorgon • The Spider Monster • Vines

Who are the guys on the basketball team at Stranger Things?

Members.
Jason Carver † - Captain..
Patrick McKinney † - Teammate..
Chance - Teammate..
Andy - Teammate..
Lucas Sinclair - Teammate (formerly).
Josh - Teammate..
Hawkins 24 - Teammate..
Hawkins 22 - Teammate..

Who is the main basketball player in Stranger Things?

Patrick McKinney, portrayed by Myles Truitt, was a recurring character in the fourth season of Stranger Things. He was a talented and popular basketball player attending Hawkins High School when shocking events send his life spiraling out of control.

Who plays Jason On Stranger Things?

Mason Dye: Jason Carver Jump to: Photos (7)

Who Plays chance the basketball player in Stranger Things?

Episodes. Chance, portrayed by Hunter Romanillos, is a recurring antagonist in the fourth season of Stranger Things. He is Jason Carver's friend and teammate.