I love basketball. I made this website because I love basketball. It isn't just the feeling of driving the lane, or hitting a deep ball. It isn't that sweet feeling of putting a game away from the foul line. It isn't the fire of determination that wells up from inside, when I play defense. It isn't that look in my team-mate's eye; the expression of reliability and full commitment of the soul. It isn't the coach's hand on my shoulder, saying the things he doesn't have time to say. It isn't the shouting of the fans, both ours and theirs. It isn't the staccato of chirping soles on hardwood. It isn't the grunts of the big-men, who never learn what a foul really is. It isn't the cold drink of water during a time out. It isn't that hot shower after the hardest fought games. It isn't the community of the bench. It isn't the expression of the trainer; admiration and disdain because you won't quit. It isn't the sense of accomplishment that comes from the hours, weeks and years of hard work. It isn't the chance to say, 'that this is the thing I am good at.' It isn't triumph, nor defeat. It is growing inside both. It is my purpose. I love basketball.

This website is an introduction. It is my declaration to the world, that my future is basketball. I will play for as long as I am able, through high school and college. Then, when I hang up my jersey, I will remain inside the hardwood universe. It is my intent to earn an education that will take me into coaching, scouting, anything that I can do to stay around the game. My heart beats to the rhythm of a dribble, and I bleed orange.