Prospect Spotlight: D’Angelo Tull (2018)
Few lead guards in the DMV region can run a team like D’Angelo Tull. The rising junior at St. Mary’s Ryken, who is running with The District Basketball Club this summer, has proved time and time again that he can…
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Continue ReadingFew lead guards in the DMV region can run a team like D’Angelo Tull. The rising junior at St. Mary’s Ryken, who is running with The District Basketball Club this summer, has proved time and time again that he can be relied upon when his team needs him most. Originally a football star, Tull has made a smooth transition from the gridiron to the basketball court over the course of the last four years.
“I was actually playing football since I was born and really got into sports and everything. I just started playing basketball for the last three or four years,” Tull began. “I like to play at a fast tempo. I love defense. Just getting everybody involved. Being a point guard and a leader. I don’t really worry about stats. I just try to win the game.”
During the BSN Summer League at DeMatha, Tull hit the game winner to help his team complete a big comeback vs. Sidwell Friends. He is best described as a “coach on the floor” who knows the pulse of his team. Tull more often than not understands what his team needs, and is usually able to deliver the goods. Despite his relatively small stature, Tull finds a way to make what is a perceived weakness into a strength.
“I would say pepole try to take advantage of my size,” Tull explained. “But I work on being strong and holding my ground and everything else.
As the summer winds down and he prepares for his high school campaign, Tull is working on improving each aspect of his game. While his recruitment is still in its infancy, Tull is hearing from a wide variety of programs from the Patriot and Ivy Leagues. His leadership and experience will be critical to his team’s success in what is considered by many to be the toughest high school basketball conference in the nation.
“I’m never really satisfied, so I’m just trying to work to get better,” Tull stated. “Work on being a better leader. Leading my team. I know we have a young team. I got two more years left. So just working on being a leader and being that point guard role.”