I am a 6’4” 14-year-old, who is still growing. I started playing basketball when I was 6 but I was bouncing a ball consistently, when I was 2 (a video is available upon request).
I have participated in many athletic activities growing up. This has included soccer, baseball, tennis and karate where I obtained my brown belt.
When I was 6, I was a part of A & M Sports Academy. I was the youngest person there by at least 3 years but was not the shortest. I learned and worked on basic basketball skills with them but being the youngest made me uncomfortable. Thankfully, my wonderful and adoring parents did not force me to continue. As such, I was able to develop a love of basketball on my own over the next few years.
I played in private leagues while in Elementary School and in my second year of Middle School I made the school’s basketball team. For the past two years I have played for the team where I helped contribute to our winning seasons. In fact, for the 2023-24 season, we made it into the City Finals for only the second time since the founding of the school.
Beginning in 2022, I was one of the founding players for team Ai2. This is a private travel team that plays within the Zero Gravity, Basketball City, Live City and Manhattanville, league. We won our division in the 2024 Zero Gravity Atlantic City Tournament, and overall reached second. Our team also placed 1st in the Black History Tournament in the 2023-24 season.
Now that I am entering High School, I am looking forward to being with the school’s team and continuing my journey with Ai2. There is still plenty for me to learn and practice over the next few years and look forward to seeing how I grow both in skills and physically.