On and Off the Court

Let’s be honest, most athletes, if not all, experience the infamous “burnout” one in their sports career. After years of dedicating every ounce of time, energy, and money to one specific sport with no payoff, many athletes begin to question why they try so hard to receive scarce rewards. For me, this “mid life crisis” for basketball took place in July of 2019 toward the end of a tournament...

With this new understanding and sense of consistency, I began to rethink why I began to play basketball in the first place. Clearly, my love for the game fell out of touch due to my dependency on its results, but I knew that at some point in my life I had a genuine love for it, or else I would have quit a long time ago. In order to rediscover this passion, I had to relive my memories from the earliest...

The concept of leadership is one of the trickiest yet most talked about subjects in the world of sports and beyond. In all honesty, I do not know all the answers. However, one thing I have learned from countless leadership seminars, coaches, and teammates is that there is no single perfect definition of leadership; it varies based on the current circumstances and people. In this blog, I’m going...

One of the largest misconceptions that I had about basketball growing up was the so-called “glamorous” recruiting process. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very thankful to have been given the opportunity to experience it, but I think it is beneficial to share my personal experience, including all of the expectations that were or were not met, in order to prepare or relate to other high school or collegi...

What made you want to pick up basketball in the first place, even though you come from a soccer family? “In fourth grade, my mom made me choose between club soccer and club basketball, and my fourth grade teacher who was a basketball coach at the time influenced me to pick basketball, so I stuck with it ever since. Sometimes it’s nice that my parents didn’t grow up playing basketball because alt...

What is more important: being on the best team possible or standing out individually, even if the team has less recognition? There is no simple answer because it is all relative to each specific person. For most, a healthy balance between the two is the most beneficial to growth as a player and a person. The summer after my freshman year, my dad and I decided that we needed to rethink what club team I ...

In high school, basketball season is by far the longest, lasting from November to mid-March, a total of almost five months. As a result, it can often become difficult for players to stay physically and mentally engaged for the entirety of the season, specifically in the month of March. The routine of practicing and playing five to six times a week grows repetitive, and it becomes more and more cha...