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Josh Henderson of Westerville Central (OH) has committed to Akron. He is the first commit for Head Coach John Groce and the Zips Coaching staff.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh talked to Ballislife<\/em> about decision to pledge to Akron over Miami Ohio and Ohio University.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went on an unofficial visit and I loved it there (Akron),\" Henderson said. \"It felt like family with my talks and interaction from the staff and I felt I can really thrive there. Coach Groce has been to every game during the live period. He has came to see me play any chance he\u2019s had and told me I\u2019m his number one target. That\u2019s why a week later after my visit I committed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henderson talked more in depth about the visit. He was heavily impressed with the player development aspect.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked a lot about the player development process. What that looks like year to year. They had my shot charts from AAU, percentages from where I shot, what I do best and it was just a full breakdown of my game and where and how I can improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-5 rising senior shooting guard has a full high school year left until he reports to Akron and shared the parts of his game he will be working on prior to coming.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely my body. Getting stronger,\" Henderson said. \"That\u2019ll be important for me. Also finding more efficient ways to score. Drawing more fouls and being able to more effectively read and attack the second line of defense. I watch a lot of film and work out a lot. I need to be better at those areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Game Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Josh Henderson holds fine positional size (6-5) and arm length at the 2-guard spot: He shoots it from deep, is a quality scorer in spot up situations that needs minimal dribbles to get to his spots, create space and score. Defensively, he shows high ceiling as a switchable defender that utilizes his length and instincts to cover ground and collect steals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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