Burt Carter II '19 Recruiting Profile

As a little boy I told my dad and I wanted to play basketball like Kobe Bryant.  So my parents signed me up to play basketball for City of Palmdale Parks and Recreation.  After the season, I began playing travel basketball with New Era Basketball League.  I learned a lot while having fun playing with friends, winning games, and sometimes being crowned MVP.  

Basketball as I knew it changed when I entered high school and I didn’t make the freshman team in 9^th grade or junior varsity in 10th.  Although I was currently a starter on the junior varsity and varsity travel basketball league with AVAC Hoyas, I was told I didn’t have what it took to play high school basketball.  “I wasn’t good enough,” they said.  I remember the disappointment.  However, instead of giving up, I persevered.   I have grown as a student-athlete and as a young man.  This revelation made me a better student.   Besides my talent on the court, I am a compassionate leader, a team player, very competitive, as well as coachable.  I have what it takes to compete on a college team.  I know I have to work hard for what I want.  Nothing will be handed to me.