Prospect watch: Luke Vandersnick (2019)
NIXA — A 6-foot-4 forward, Rogersville 2019 Luke Vandersnick has dealt with high expectations for much of his life. The son of former Olympic volleyball player Lori Endicott (Willard/Nebraska), Vandersnick got a lot of varsity run last season for an…
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Continue ReadingNIXA — A 6-foot-4 forward, Rogersville 2019 Luke Vandersnick has dealt with high expectations for much of his life.
The son of former Olympic volleyball player Lori Endicott (Willard/Nebraska), Vandersnick got a lot of varsity run last season for an undersized Rogersville squad. He has a quick burst off the floor and terrific size to go along with some perimeter skills as well.
He was on hand for Rob Yanders’ annual Basketball Movement last weekend in Nixa and talked about the high expectations in his athletic career following in his mother’s footsteps.
“I feel like I have had high expectations just from her being a great athlete in the Olympics,” Vandersnick said. “It’s nice to have somebody like that to look up to, who has played essentially a professional sport and had a great career through athletics. It’s nice to look up to her.”
Vandersnick teamed up with several standout players in the 2019 class on the Springfield Hawks and helped lead the team to a standout performance at the Hardwood Classic in Kansas City and at MAYB Nationals.
“It was my first year playing AAU basketball and I got recruited to play with them a couple of summers ago, but this summer was the first time I played,” he said. “I really enjoyed it. We went to a couple of tournaments in Wichita and another in Kansas and it was a really good time playing for the first time.”
Vandersnick says he has expanded his shooting range and hopes to be able to stretch the court more this coming season as a big man. He says he also feels more comfortable in the pick and roll.
“I’ve been working on my post moves and my outside jump shot as well as one-on-one ballhandling and dribbling moves,” Vandersnick said.
The Wildcats will be without Christian Brown and Marcus Gorman, a pair of four-year starters, as well as several other seniors, and will field
“We are going to look to more players to score the basketball and take on roles as a leader,” Vandersnick said. “We are hoping to have a more successful year than last year, win more games and have a winning record.”