By Devin Carter
Sophomore, Guard
Being my first year at Kent State, one of the things that has
surprised me a little is the intensity of it all. The intensity at practices
and the intensity at weightlifting is just at such a high level. You really
have to go all out at everything if you want to make it.
In practice, we’ve been doing a lot of defensive stuff. That’s Coach
Senderoff’s main focus over the summer. He wants us to become a defensive team
and has been on us to make sure we stay focused and there isn’t any slacking
from anybody during practice.
The majority of our drills are designed as a competition. I think it’s
helping us a lot because nobody on this team wants to lose, so it makes us go
that much harder and compete on every play.
He also has us reading this book called Relentless. The book is about being
relentless and having mental toughness. It talks about being able to fight
through adversity and overcoming all types of difficulties you’ve
been having over your career. It helps you keep going when you feel like
quitting.
We’ve really been pushed this week, but it’s still basketball at the
end of the day. I’ve been playing this game all of my life and love being able
to continue playing in college.
I’m really looking forward to going to the Bahamas. This is a group of
goofy guys off the court and I clicked with everybody right away. There’s a real family
environment and they treat you like a brother once you get here.
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