Lydia Mercer '20 Recruiting Profile

I have wanted to play basketball in college since I was in middle school.  I have always been very athletic and my best friends in elementary school were boys because the boys could run faster than the girls.  I've always been competitive.  I'm a good teammate but I take the game very seriously and work extremely hard.  All of my coaches have always loved me because I always give everything I have while on the court.  I also train outside of the school sport and travel sport.  I have a private trainer that I work with to try to continue to improve as much as possible.  Most weekend I train with my trainer on Saturday and train with my Showcase team on Sunday.  I have devoted most of my time to getting better at basketball.  I have a very high basketball IQ because I have been raised around basketball and watching the sport all my life.  I see the flow very well.  I am a natural leader and love helping younger teammates learn our plays.