Daniel Meneses '21 Recruiting Profile

I have been playing basketball for the majority of my life and fell in love with the game early on. When I reached 7th grade  I knew that this was something that I wanted to pursue past high school.  As a result, I set the goal of maximizing my basketball potential. As I entered my later years of middle school and my first AAU team in the 6th grade, I saw just how many kids wanted the same thing so I turned to my discipline & work ethic to separate myself. From that day on I began working as hard as I could not only on the court and weight room, but in the classroom as well.

Throughout my High School years I have maintained a 4.0 GPA, received all A´s, earned a 1490 on my SAT, and a 33 on my ACT. My ability to excel not only on the court, but in academics as well is something I believe can make me a unique basketball recruit.  Additionally, over the course of High School I made a deliberate effort to challenge myself academically by taking every AP class that was available. I believe my academics translated onto  the basketball court as well since it pushed me to study the game at a deeper level resulting in enhancing my basketball IQ . I then quickly realized that this heightened basketball IQ became especially useful to me as a point guard since it allowed me to see the game differently and anticipate opportunities in ways that some may not be able to. 

In recent years, I have exponentially polished my offensive game and I am constantly honing my ball handling skills, and shooting. As a result, my shooting range has expanded quite a bit .  Having said that, the two aspects of my game that I primarily pride myself on are my defense and passing. Each game I seek out the other teams best player and make it a personal challenge to lock them down defensively. In addition, I find great joy in making plays for others by making the extra pass. In college I plan to continue to pursue my academic goals by majoring in Finance and I strive to establish a career in the Wealth Management or Investment Banking field.