Height: 6-feet-9.
Weight: 220 pounds.
Age: 18. Born Nov. 14, 1988, in Iowa City, Iowa.
High school sport: Basketball (entered weekend averaging 16.4 points; Class 5A all-state honorable mention in 2005-06 by The Denver Post).
Grade-point average: 4.7.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subjects: English and Latin.
My favorite athlete: Steve Nash. He’s so good at everything he does and is such a team player.
My favorite team: Wheaton (Ill.) College men’s basketball, where my brother Michael plays.
What I listen to: All sorts. My favorite is rock, with some classical.
The best thing on my training table: My mom’s cooking.
Pregame ritual: I basically just go play. … In particular, a day before, I make sure to get a good night’s sleep and a good meal.
Time management tip: Be conscious of how you use time.
Planned career: Considering writing; in the long run, English professor; will attend Yale.
My family: Parents Dan and Carol, brother Michael, sister Kendra.
I would love to visit: Jerusalem.
What I like most about high school sports: Probably just the emotion of it all – the relationships you develop with teammates and just during the games how intense it is and knowing you can rely on them.
What I like least about high school sports: It’s hard to focus for those games when you play teams you know you’re going to beat or should beat by quite a margin.
Preps
Each week, The Denver Post, The Denver Athletic Club and 9News honor male and female student-athletes. At the end of the school year, 10 finalists will be honored at The DAC’s annual athlete of the year banquet, to be held in early June.
