Jason Desjarlais '23 Recruiting Profile

One of my biggest dreams in life is to join and play for a college basketball team. I truly love playing the game of basketball and playing basketball during my college years would be excellent. I am different than other recruits because of my game. I feel I don't have any weaknesses in my game, if a good defender is on me, I can still excel. I have a great 3 point shot with a quick release and can consistently create space and make 3's, with very quick and efficient handles, and have the ability to finish on taller defenders. Not only on the offensive side am I good, as well, my defense is very efficient also.  During games, I usually have the assignment to guard some of the other teams' best players. I am very quick laterally and have active hands that get in the passing lanes to get steals and deflections. For the next few years, I want to become quicker and a lockdown defender. I take school seriously and I strive to get good grades. I complete all my assignments on time and feel good when I complete assignments, receiving good positive feedback about it.  Whether it is in the classroom, or on the court, I take good pride in all that I do and all that I work for. When playing basketball this past season I played as a 15-year-old on a u19 AAA team.  I did this because I wanted to play the best competition in order to reach my full potential. "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." - Michael Jordan