Ethan O'Day has been a huge part of the success of the Drive4Stardum AAU program. Since the inception of the program (three seasons ago) he has been the team leader. With Ethan on the team, Drive4Stardum has been able to compete and win against some of the better AAU programs in the state, region and on the national level. In each of the three seasons Ethan has provided the leadership and has helped ensure that we qualified for nationals. The past two seasons we were pretty fortunate to win some games and get exposure. Ethan has alot to do with bringing college scouts to our program. As a result of his hard work he was been able to gain alot of interest from college recruiters.
This fall Ethan has made the decision to leave E.O Smith High School and transfer to Northfield Mount Hermon in Mass where he will reclassify as a junior. Ethan put the hardwork into his studies and performed well on the court and showed Coach Carrol (at Northfield) that he will work hard for him as he has done for the Drive4Stardum program. For Ethan going to Northfield is an incredible accomplishment and a great opportunity that he will treasure for the rest of his life. Attending an academic institution of Northfield's caliber and having the opportunity to play basketball at the highest level in the country is amazing. When speaking with Ethan about this opportunity he understands and realizes that his hardest challenge is ahead of him both academically and athletically as last years team lost in the Prep School National Championship by one point. I am very confident that Ethan is up for all of the challenges that come with attending Northfield because he has a tremendous work ethic and wants to be successful. When ever thing is said and done he will have better opportunities and will achieve his goal of playing Division I basketball.
As Ethan's coach and mentor I am very proud of his hard work and look forward to watching him over the next two seasons at Northfield. To follow Ethan at Northfield Mount Hermon continue to follow the Drive4stardum blog.
Good Luck Ethan!
Coach Donta Johnson
Turning Potential into Success
Below is a link to an article about Ethan at Northfield Mount Hermon.
http://www.nehoopnews.com/news/1025/ODay-Has-His-Priorities-Right.php
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