Recruiting Report: Dechlan Kirincic (2018)
A hidden gem with a penchant for hitting the books, Gilmour Academy junior Dechlan Kirincic has started to see some recruitment come his way. Some of it Ivy. And with some good size and better grades, the 6-foot-6 forward could…
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Continue ReadingA hidden gem with a penchant for hitting the books, Gilmour Academy junior Dechlan Kirincic has started to see some recruitment come his way. Some of it Ivy.
And with some good size and better grades, the 6-foot-6 forward could see plenty more recruitment this summer on the 17U circuit.
“I went to a Columbia basketball camp over the summer, and I have a Dartmouth coach that has called me. And then Hillsdale and Cleveland State too,” said Kirincic, who is hoping for some high ACT scores.
“I haven’t taken the ACT yet because I’m finishing up a prep class, I want to get the best score I can get.”
He added: “And I really hope over the summer that I get some new interest from some new coaches, and they come and see me play. I want colleges to see my potential to be a good role player at any college.”
At 6-foot-6 and with a diverse skill-set, Kirincic says his his game is predicated on mismatches. And though he plays in the post some for his high school team, he’s hoping to play wing in college.
“This year my game has kind of changed, I’m 6’6 and 210 so I’m pretty big, and if I have a big guy on me I like to take him outside. And if I’m given too much space I can hit a jumper, and if I have someone smaller on me then I can take them down low and post up,” said Kirincic.
“I’m the tallest guy on the team so I play a lot inside, but when I play college basketball I’m hoping to be a wing because I’m more comfortable there. And during AAU ball that’s where I play, is the wing.”
Now that he’s an upperclassman, playing in his third year of varsity, Kirincic says his role has gone from a role player, to the team’s consistent scorer.
“I was on varsity my freshman and sophomore years but I didn’t really have a big role – and they didn’t really expect a consistent amount of points, rebounds and assists from me,” he said. “This year I’m more of a vocal leader, and I think I’m averaging around 19 points and 10 rebounds per game.”
And though his Lancers may not be on a lot of people’s lists for state champ contenders, Kirincic says he has confidence that this team can make some noise come March.
“I want to do more than just get to the state tournament, I want to be in the finals and win state this year,” he said. “It’s something we’ve never done at this school before. And I don’t think many people are looking at us as a team that can do that, but I don’t doubt it at all that we can.”