Andrew Kickel '17 Recruiting Profile

I started playing basketball just after I turned nine years old. My first experience was playing for my elementary school in fifth grade. Since that first practice in 2009 I have aspired to play at the collegiate level. I know that playing in college is a once in a lifetime opportunity that could change my whole life and my desire for this runs deep.

I am always working to improve my skills as well as training to get faster and stronger. I have played travel AAU basketball for many years and have also been working with a basketball trainer to work on my ball handling, shooting and foot work since 2012. I am very coachable and strive to be one of the hardest working players and one of the hardest working recruits you’ll find.

I have volunteered many times for a non-profit agency that feeds the poor, conducted food drives in my neighborhood, and refereed a Special Olympics basketball game. In the classroom, I struggle with abstract learning but seek tutoring from my peers and from outside tutoring agencies.

I want to attend a college where I can push myself in the classroom and on the basketball court.  I am open to all options and want to ultimately find the right college match at the highest level of competition possible. I hope to become a great role model to all my peers and make my parents proud.