Just Joshin' around: AL's Dix making most of offseason opportunities
Josh dix averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a junior.
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Updated: 10:38 PM CDT Jul 19, 2021
Josh dix averaged 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a junior.
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Updated: 10:38 PM CDT Jul 19, 2021
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OPPORTUNITIES THIS OFF SEASON. IT’S BEEN A BUSY SUMMER FOR THE TOP-RANKED BASKETBALL PLAYER IN IOWA TAKING A COUPLE OF VISITORS TO IOWA AND WAKE FOREST AND THEN OBVIOUSLY I WENT UP TO MINNESOTA ONE WEEKEND AND PLAYED UP THERE IN FRONT OF COACHES. SO YEAH, IT’S BNEE REALLY A GOOD EXPERIENCE BALANCING VISITS WITH BASKETBALL. AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN IT’S BEEN HARD A LTLEIT BIT TO GET UP TO PLACES BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO UP TO PLACE YOU USUALLY CAN’T GET TIMED INTO WORK OUT AND STUFF THAT DAY, SO IT’S BEEN CHALLENGING BUT IT’S BEEN GOOD TRYING TO IT AS WELL AS I CAN AFTER A JUNIOR SEASON THAT SAW ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S JOSH DIX AVERAGED 19.7 REBOUNDSND A FOUR ASSISTS PER GAME BIG TEN SCHOOLS BEGAN TO TAKE NOTICE WHIT -- DRAWING OFFERS FROM PURDUE, IOWA AND MINNESOTA. I JTUS WORKED REALLY HARD AND I OBVIOUSLY IT’S A DREAM TO GO TO THE BIGGEST STAGE AND PLAYN O THE BIGGEST LEVEL. SO IT’S GREAT TO SEE THOSE COMING -- CREDIT SYSTEM ON THE COURSE ALWAYS PIERCE IS A BIG REASON WHY HE’S BEEN ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF COLLEGE COACHES AND I THINK COACHES WERE WATCHING ME DURING HIGH SCHOOLND A THEN THEY JUST WANTED TO SEE ME PLAYING A U BECAUSE LAST YEAR I COULDN’T REALLY PLAY YOU TOO MUCH, BUT I THINK THEY JUST WANTED TO SEE ME PLAYING AU AND SEE WHAT I COULD DO OUT THERE, TOO. WITH HIS SIGHTS SET ON SUMMER. JUST KEEP GETTING STRONGER AND MORE ATHLETIC AS WELL AS WORKING ON BALL HANDLING AND AND SH BALL HANDLING AND AND OOTING TO BE A MORE VERSATILE GUARD AND A SENIOR SEASON ON THE HORIZON. WE RETURN TO TRY AND GET BACK THERE. WE’VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD IN THIS MONTH OF JUNE AND WE’RE GONNA TRY AND GET BACK THERE AND WIN IT FOR SURE THE OF THE LINKS IS LOCKED IN FOR