My goal has always been to get a college education and play basketball in school. I love the game and there is nothing I enjoy more than being part of a team that works hard to achieve a common goal. I have worked especially hard over this past year to transform my body, adding 20 pounds of muscle while also increasing my speed (growing two inches from 6-3 to 6-5 was nice, too!). I didn't just do it for myself, though; I did it for my team at St. Thomas Aquinas in Dover, NH, where we owe it to each other to be the best teammates we can be. I'm proud that my coaches call me "coachable" because I really am willing to do whatever it takes to help my team. I take that same "whatever it takes" mentality into the classroom; hard work really does pay off.