Rohan Gupta '21 Recruiting Profile

Basketball is my passion since I was fifteen years old. It has taken me  across the world and has taught me many life lessons.  

I am originally from Melbourne, Australia and am an unsigned Senior at  Sunrise Christian Academy, Kansas. I transferred to Sunrise in my Junior  year and played for the Sunrise Select and Silver Teams. I decided to  embark on this journey, leaving my family and friends back home, in  order to receive exposure to the American style of playing.  Sunrise is a  basketball powerhouse and I've had the opportunity to play pickup ball  with several players in the Elite team. Sunrise has produced over  seventy D1 athletes and currently home to a few five-stars - Kendall  Brown, Kennedy Chandler, Gradey Dick and several four-star and  three-star players - players who can create a highlight mixtape in just a  single game. Playing alongside these prospects has gotten me to  understand my strengths and weaknesses. I push myself to achieve the  same level as them and I know and feel that I have improved my  basketball skills significantly to allow me to be competitive against  them. 

Although I am not the tallest or gifted with natural athleticism, I put  in the hard work everyday to get better. I work on the one-percenters on  the court and off the court. I keep myself fit and strong by running  regularly and working in the weight room five times a week. By improving  my endurance and strength, I have gotten myself to run a near five  minute mile, leg press over 1000lbs and have recorded a 40 inch vertical  jump. Not to mention my first step got faster too and I am able to  drive to the lane and finish with contact.   

Although Basketball is very important, it is not everything. I work hard  in the class and have maintained a 4.0 GPA in my Junior and Senior  years. I believe in the Lord and am grateful to have the opportunity to  study and play ball in the United States. As an unsigned Senior, I am  now looking for an opportunity to be a Student-Athlete at a College at a  competitive level.