Recruiting Report: Dawson Dohogne (2018)
If you want to see what fundamentally sound low-post basketball is all about, take a look at Class of 2018 forward Dawson Dohogne of Cape Girardeau Notre Dame. Dohogne is not the tallest player on the floor. He is about…
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Continue ReadingIf you want to see what fundamentally sound low-post basketball is all about, take a look at Class of 2018 forward Dawson Dohogne of Cape Girardeau Notre Dame.
Dohogne is not the tallest player on the floor. He is about 6’4″. However, when it comes to performing in the post, his game is a walking textbook of fundamentals.
Dohogne has a strong body, which allows him to establish good position and hold it well. He has a strong set of hands and can catch the ball in traffic. He has excellent footwork around the basket and he caps it off with a nice shooting touch around the basket. Dohogne’s reason for his success as a post player is simple; constant practice and repetition.
“The key to being successful in the low post is practicing your post moves until you can use them in a game without thinking about it,” he said.
Dohogne also learned the game from his parents, Dan and Anne, who both played college basketball at nearby Southeast Missouri State. Dan Dohogne was a former star player at Cape Notre Dame who led the xx to the Class 2A state championship in 1986 and 1987.
“My parents taught me everything I know about the fundamentals of basketball,” he said.
As a sophomore at Notre Dame, Dohogne averaged 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting better than 60 percent from the field. He enjoyed a couple of eye-popping performances during his first year as a varsity player. He scored 21 points in a victory over Scott County Central, making all 10 of his attempts from the field. Dohogne was also nine for 10 with 21 points in a game against Kennett.
“My first year starting on varsity was amazing,” Dohogne said. “It was a great experience playing with such good competition throughout the season.”
Dohogne has been playing on the grassroots circuit with the SEMO Storm 16U team. He played a big part in leading the Storm to the championship game of the Adidas All-American Tournament in St. Louis. Dohogne hopes to improve his game away from the basket.
“I really like playing for the Storm because we are all serious about getting better,” Dohogne said. “My teammates and I get along really well. I’ve been trying to improve my mid-range shooting and driving to the basket this summer. I just want to continue to get better for the next school year.”