Bennett McCormick '23 Recruiting Profile

June 2020

My mom says that I was an unmanageable, climbing daredevil as a kid.  I guess those were my first attempts at channeling my competitive energy. 

I have been involved in sports since as soon as I could walk.  As the youngest sibling in a family full of athletes, I was wrestled, tackled, and teased as long as I can remember.   I began to compete in gymnastics and football at 8.  I was "removed" from competitive gymnastics because I was taller than my coach at 10,  and I moved right into basketball, where tallness was not a problem, as a replacement sport.  I have played basketball and football at a high level ever since.  

No matter what I do, I want to win.  I bring energy to my teams and am not afraid to tell my teammates that I need more from them.  I can be fun and play jokes on my teammates (or coaches) and I can be serious.  

I am a starter on my AAU/Club team, JH1 Elite.  We play at a very high-level basketball and earned 6th at the highest level AAU Nationals in 2019.  Unfortunately, we were unable to travel as a team in 2020 (COVID) and are beginning our season with Midwest only events just now.

I was a starter on varsity as a Freshman, which was an honor, but also came with some challenges.  It was tough to prove myself to my teammates, but I think, in the end, I won their respect.  We made it to regionals in my freshman year and I am very excited to see what this year will bring.  

I take my desire to succeed and win to the classroom as well.  I take school seriously and was in one advanced class as a Freshman and am enrolled in 2 advanced classes as a Sophmore.  I am looking for a college that high a competitive academic environment as well as a world-class athletic program.  

In my spare time, I play different sports.  I enjoy golf and wakeboarding, but I will challenge you to almost any game where there is the opportunity to win or where you can keep score.