Rouynorandian basketball player Eli Jolin realizes a youth dream by signing a contract with Santa Clara University in California in NCAA Division 1. He is the first male athlete in basketball in the region to reach such a level in this sport.
Eli Jolin began his basketball career in Rouyn-Noranda, then initiated into sport by her father Steve Jolin and her mother, Annie Lemay. He subsequently climbed the ladder.
He first evolved for the Ahuntsic college in Quebec, one of the only Cégeps in the province to have believed in him at that time, according to Eli Jolin. He was then recruited by the Forte érié Academy in Ontario, one of the best pre -university programs in Canada. He will also evolve again in Fort Érié next year before heading later to California.
I had been targeting this goal for a long time. I have always set myself a lot of little goals, so it’s still a big goal among these little goals, but we try to keep your feet on the ground and continue to work always stronger to reach other goals
says Eli Jolin in an interview.
Eli Jolin first evolved for the Ahuntsic college in Quebec.
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The Rouynorandien, which measures 6 feet 6 inch, benefited from relatively late growth, which made the university teams began to take a closer look at him in the last year.
In secondary 3, everyone was starting to grow, but not me. Quietly towards secondary 5, I was 5 feet 10 and there I told myself that I will have to grow one day if I want to play basketball. I said to my parents: “How do I not grow up?
told the joke the one who still mentions grow.
Eli Jolin believes that his hard work from recent years is the fruit, which explains his impressive progression of the last two years.
Work stronger than everyone, it must be an obsession if you really want to get there. There are many who want, but there are not many who will make the sacrifices to be able to get there. You also have to have good people around you, me the chance to have my family who supports me everywhere
he mentions.
