Personal Statement
Hi, my name is Dillin Henderson I am a sophomore at Central Catholic in Bloomington, Illinois. My strengths on the court include creating shots off the dribble, physicality in the post, and getting my teammates involved within the game. I am very talkative on defense getting lots of defense stops.I work to make my teammates better and my team better. I am a high honor roll student who values academics. My work ethic is second to none. I stay after practices to get shots up, I work to become a better player every day. I am a leader on and off the court, I help others with school work or drills on the court. For a role model I turn to my grandfather who is a Vietnam War veteran and defines toughness and courage. He was also and engineer, He pushes me to be a better young man and a better basketball player.
To be a better basketball player, and young man you have to be coachable and be able to capitalize off of your mistakes. I do just that, I am wanting for coaches to tell me pointers, and help advice. I look to keep pushing my self to be better. My goal since I was in elementary school was to play basketball in college. To achieve that goal, I have to become a great basketball player, and an even better young man by improving those around me. My basketball coach tells us every practice that we are here to compete and make each other better. If i take a position off, or not go 110% why am I even at practice, but i always give the extra effort and don't take possessions off. When I was a freshman last year, I got to train with CJ Wilbourn or the University of Milwaukee. I was much smaller than him, and he beat me most every play, although he kept telling me to push myself and get better. He showed me how to be a better young man by not celebrating and showboating in games. I also had another mentor freshman year, and that was Luke Yoder of Illinois Wesleyan. He never showed any expression on the court. When winning he had a no expression, and also while losing he had no expression. Luke was a very humble player who didn't tell everyone how many points he had last game, or that he was an all state player he just gave his full effort every game. These two young men are great role models for me, due to the fact they have vital intangibles I can benefit from.
In the 2018-2019 season, my highschool team had the opportunity to compete in the sectional final. The game was packed with over 2000 fans in attendance. My high school ended up losing hard fought game, although they had class they shook the opponents hand and ran off of the floor. That really hit me hard. My team didn't get mad at the opponent, their fans, or the refs, but instead blamed themselves for the in game errors they had. My coach, Jason Welch, is also an amazing role model for me showing me how to become closer to Christ while becoming the best basketball player I can be.