This past weekend was a great one for hoops, well minus my NYKnicks losing to the Pacers(lol), but after my daughter and her AAU team won both of their games yesterday in the Empire Dragons AAU tournament, some of the girls went to School #9 to meet a great icon and role model from right here in their own backyard. They were part of a crowd of many people who came out to show love and support for Rochester's own and WNBA player ,Shenise "MoMo" Johnson. She is a graduate from Rush Henrietta High School who went on the play division I basketball at the University of Miami. She was the leader of that team and scored 2,000 career points and was the 5th pick of the 2011 WNBA draft. She was selected by the San Antonio Stars. During this off season, she went to play ball overseas in Hungury where she says, she had to go and find herself and her game. Shenise said that she was just a spot up shooter for the San Antonio Stars and she said "thats not my game". "I needed to get back to doing what I love to do, get the ball and go". Shenise loves playing a fast pace game, pushing the ball up the floor and playing at a high tempo. This will be her second year playing in the WNBA and she hopes to get back to playing her style of play. She interacted with the young girls who are now looking up to her as a role model. The young ladies saw first hand what a professional ball player looks like. Not only that, but a female pro ball player. "She was cool and had big hands" said one of the girls and while the other ones giggled, they all realized that this to can be them one day, with dedication and hard work. But I also reminded them that you have to have a love for the game to make it that far. There will be hardships and bumps along the way and they need to perservere and climb many mountains to get there. But anything is possible if you believe. Shenise was a good inspiration to these young ladies on their way up the ranks. Keep working ladies and good luck. You are our future.
~Coach T
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