Spencer Larsen '13 Recruiting Profile

All my life I have loved playing this sport. I never played high school ball, but I played rec league ball. I am a very effective three point shooter, but just that. I have inherited bunions on my feet from my father's side of the family, and never could run properly. To be a consistent, great player I believe it all ties back to your feet.  Great Footwork is so essential to the game. This past summer, I had surgery on my left foot and I am having it on my right foot in December, and there is already improvements for the greater good of my basketball game. I cannot wait until my right foot heals. My good shooting ability comes from being trained by coach Dave Spiller, who was an assistant at The Ohio State University, and made Michael Redd a solid player in the NBA. Even though I did not play high school ball, I believe after this right foot heals I can become an effective player. I have been working out and doing basketball drills every day, dribble pull ups, floaters, and shooting 200 made 3's a day. As far as goals and aspirations in college ball go, I would like to play wherever the opportunity is given upon me and eventually average 15 or more points a game. It would truly be a blessing to me, because my knowledge and passion for this game is off the charts. I LOVE basketball. I am an excellent candidate for any team because I would be so ambitious on the court, I would get to practice early and stay late, because you can always get better, you always have to keep working, no matter what. What makes me different from other in recruits in character is that I never show signs of poor attitude, because you always have to look at the positive side of things. Academically, I always go to class, and I am learning and becoming a person that ignores distractions. I do not party at all, for that will mess you up if you are active with it consistently. These will heal by May. I would love to have a chance to play somewhere because I have a never give up, positive, ambitious, attitude. I have been really patient with this sport and I will bring so much positive energy to a team. I am currently a sophomore at Western Kentucky University.