Christian Rodriguez '20 Recruiting Profile

    Since the sixth grade, I knew that I had a burning passion for the sport of basketball.  At my small private school in the seventh grade,  another middle schooler and I were both being looked at by the high school team to be pulled up for the last three games of the season,  but they could only take one.  I knew I had to work both harder and smarter to be able to overcome this adversity.  I put the hours in everyday in the gym, and when the time came, it was clear I was the better choice. 

    Ever since then, I knew that hard work can and will take me far.  Therefore, since the eighth grade,  almost everyday before school I set my alarm for 5 AM,  and I go to the gym to shoot,  to dribble,  and even to work on defensive slides with a rubber band around my legs.  Then,  after school I hit the weight room.  During my summer schedule I have team practice from 9:30-11:30,  weight training from  1-2,  and then I will spend a minimum of 2-3 hours on my own working on my individual skills.  Many coaches have told me that I am the hardest worker they have ever met,  and that I am a great leader as well as an example for my teammates.  I know my work ethic and character can take me to the collegiate level to both compete and grow as a person.