Lexi Karovic '17 Recruiting Profile

I attended Canton McKinley High School my freshman and sophomore years and was on the varsity team and lettered both years.  As junior, I transferred to Chippewa High School where I am currently a member of the varsity team.  

Academically, I take my education very seriously.  Throughout my high school career I have taken honors and advanced classes to prepare myself for college.  I currently have a GPA of 4.0 and a 19 on the ACT.  I have only taken the ACT one time, but I am scheduled to take it again and hopefully improve my score.  I plan to continue this same path of educational success as I prepare for my future at the next level.

Athletically, I am a gym rat.  I love the game of basketball and being out on the court.  I have spent countless hours on the court trying to make myself the best player I can be since I was in 5th grade.  I have dreams and goals of attending college on a basketball scholarship or a combination of an academic and athletic scholarship.  That has been my goal since I was in elementary school.  Playing basketball on the varsity team as a freshman and sophomore I felt confident that my dreams of gaining a scholarship would become a reality.   As I prepared to go into my junior year at Chippewa High School, I had earned the position as a starting point guard for a very good team.  The Lady Chipps made it to the State Tournament last season.  However, in a flash, my hopes and dreams were crushed as I suffered an injury while playing at Ohio State with my high school team. I underwent surgery for a torn ACL.  After I came to grips with the reality of this injury, I was more determined than ever to return to the court and be stronger than I was before.  This setback in my career made me a stronger person and I have been more dedicated and determined to return to the game I love.  I was willing to do whatever it took to not miss my entire junior year.   I was cleared to return to play in my first game just 5 months after my surgery.  I was able to contribute to the success of my team in the post season.  We won the WCAL, District Champs, and were the Regional Runner-Up.  I am continuing to work on my strength and conditioning to return for my senior year stronger than before.   Although I suffered an injury, I am not going to settle for anything less than my very best.   I am still setting my goals high and plan to become a successful collegiate basketball player in the near future.  My season high this year was 14 points and 5 rebounds at Chippewa.  As a sophomore, my high game was 17 points and 7 rebounds at McKinley.  I am a versatile player, at  5’10” I have played every position from post to point guard at the varsity level.  I like to play aggressive defense, pass, shoot, run the floor, and drive.

I realize that my junior year was a big year and I missed out on most of it, but I am not giving up on my dream.  I am looking forward to my senior year in high school and then continuing my basketball career for another 4 years at the college level.   I look forward to hearing from you.  Thank you for your time.