Adan Cruz '23 Recruiting Profile

I want to be the first collegiate athlete in my family and be able to make something of myself that my family can be proud of and I can be proud of while also playing the game I love and even go pro If given the opportunity to do so. Things that make me a good candidate is that I'm a gym rat and is always willing to put in the work to get better both in the weight room and the court and I'm very competitive and will always try to push my teammates to be better and hope they will do the same for me. I also want to be able to provide my team with security that I'll always have there backs and I'm willing to take pressure off of them so they can score a point and I won't let a ball drop without touching it. I think I'm different from others because I've never been given anything and I had to work to be where I am today and being short didn't help but I learned to embrace it and Improve on the things I could control. You'll never hear me complain because I will do what's best for the team always because the team comes first and I'm always willing to listen to my coaches and teammates because I never want to stop improving as a player. I've always been academically gifted but I do tend to give more effort into athletics but I always try to be one of the best students in my class even if I'm not I still try to be. I just want to be given the opportunity to play with a great program that is willing to give me a shot and I promise I'll give them my all and be the best I can be both academically and athletically.