Dexter Varrelmann '17 Recruiting Profile

Hi Coaches,

My name is Dexter Varrelmann.  I am a 2017 Graduate at The Athenian School, which is a highly competitive college preparatory school, in Danville, California.  Ever since I can remember I have loved anything to do with sports.  Sports are my strength and are my passion.  I am a natural athlete with a great brain for spatial awareness on a court or field.  You’d think with these talents that I always had it easy making all-stars, or batting in the top of the line-up, or always being on the starting team.   I always thought I should be, but that was not always the case.   I grew up with great athletes in my town and I was always the smallest kid on the court.   I fought on every team from the bottom to the top, from the bench to the starting line-up.  Each team challenged me and I loved the fight.  It drove me to show them my talent and I learned how to work hard, in fact work harder.  I learned how to dig deep and prove myself.   I have had to face similar challenges in my academics as well.  I always knew that I was intelligent; it just did not come through during testing or memorization.  I was an innovative thinker and when being placed in a highly academic school such as Athenian I wondered why I was behind other kids in some classes.   At the end of my sophomore year I was diagnosed with Stealth Dyslexia.   I had to become my own advocate and had to get the teachers to understand me and specifically how I learn.  Then due to hard work my grades have continued to improve each year. 

This year on my High School Basketball Team I played both Point Guard and Shooting Guard.  My stats were 52% on 2-point shots, 37% on 3 pointers making 77 for the season and shot 73% from the line.  I had 28 steals and 22 deflections while grabbing 54 rebounds.  During the season I was one of the team Captains and the leader of our team.  For post-season honors I made 2^nd Team All League in my first year as a starter on the Varsity and was the third highest scorer in the League.