Hey all,
I just talked to Dillon Wilhite, the 6-foot-9, 245-pound center from Cathedral Catholic in San Diego, Calif. First off, Dillon has decided to join the University of Kansas men's basketball program as a preferred walk-on. He had scholarship offers from Air Force, Army, Boston University, and Navy, but ultimately made the decision to attend Kansas. Other schools were involved as well, but the main schools were the ones that extended scholarship offers.
For those that don't know, Dillon grew up a huge Kansas fan and comes from a family of big Jayhawk supporters and lovers. His grandmother, Joanie Wilhite Stephens, has worked in the athletic department for over 40 years. His father, Brad Wilhite, was a golfer at Lawrence High and then at TCU. Currently, Dillon has two sisters that play volleyball at Georgetown. He's attended Coach Self's summer camp and has made the trip back to Kansas to see family and attend games.
Currently, Wilhite is averaging 18 points and 12 rebounds per game for Cathedral Catholic. Once his season is completed, he'll make the move to Lawrence and report for summer school on June 8. Growing up, he said some of his favorite players were the Morris twins, Thomas Robinson, and Cole Aldrich. He's looking forward to working with KU's big men and is willing to do whatever it takes to be successful. This is a young man that is looking forward to coming in, putting in the work, helping the team however he can, and expecting, at some point down the line, to earn some minutes.
When he talked to Coach Self about his decision, he (Wilhite) couldn't have been more excited. Self welcomed him to the family and made him feel like one of the guys.
I'll have more in Dillon in the future but wanted to share this with all of you now.
I just talked to Dillon Wilhite, the 6-foot-9, 245-pound center from Cathedral Catholic in San Diego, Calif. First off, Dillon has decided to join the University of Kansas men's basketball program as a preferred walk-on. He had scholarship offers from Air Force, Army, Boston University, and Navy, but ultimately made the decision to attend Kansas. Other schools were involved as well, but the main schools were the ones that extended scholarship offers.
For those that don't know, Dillon grew up a huge Kansas fan and comes from a family of big Jayhawk supporters and lovers. His grandmother, Joanie Wilhite Stephens, has worked in the athletic department for over 40 years. His father, Brad Wilhite, was a golfer at Lawrence High and then at TCU. Currently, Dillon has two sisters that play volleyball at Georgetown. He's attended Coach Self's summer camp and has made the trip back to Kansas to see family and attend games.
Currently, Wilhite is averaging 18 points and 12 rebounds per game for Cathedral Catholic. Once his season is completed, he'll make the move to Lawrence and report for summer school on June 8. Growing up, he said some of his favorite players were the Morris twins, Thomas Robinson, and Cole Aldrich. He's looking forward to working with KU's big men and is willing to do whatever it takes to be successful. This is a young man that is looking forward to coming in, putting in the work, helping the team however he can, and expecting, at some point down the line, to earn some minutes.
When he talked to Coach Self about his decision, he (Wilhite) couldn't have been more excited. Self welcomed him to the family and made him feel like one of the guys.
I'll have more in Dillon in the future but wanted to share this with all of you now.
