Dionne Dotson selects Clinton JUCO
By Gabe Whisnant
Published in Sports on June 23, 2005 1:46 PM
DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne graduate Dionne Dotson recently committed to play basketball for Clinton Junior College in Rock Hill, SC.
Dotson, a point guard, was impressed by the family atmosphere at the JUCO school.
"Coach (Roderick) Woods is a cool guy. He showed me a lot of love when I went down there," Dotson said. "I met some of the girls. They seem real cool."
Dotson said she was offered a scholarship by Division II Livingstone College, but turned it down after visiting Clinton. She likes the options going to a JUCO will offer following completion of her two-year degree.
"I went to the campus (at Livingstone) and worked out, and a few days later they offered me a scholarship. It has a historical environment and I liked it," she said. "I was thinking about the future and playing Junior College will help me to play for a division one in a couple of years. It will give me a chance to develop more as a player."
"Clinton liked the fact that I'm quick. They plan on doing a lot of pressing on defense."
Eventually, Dotson would like to follow in the footsteps of a former teammate and Lady Saint, Nikko King -- currrently playing women's hoops for Elon University.
"She (King) was definitely the best player I played with," Dotson said. "I would like to play Division I one like her."
What will she miss the most about high school basketball?
"My teammates and coaches," she said.
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