VILLANOVA'S
KRIS JENKINS
WILLING TO MAKE
WINNING
ADJUSTMENTS
DURING
FRESHMAN YEAR
ALL-MET ELITE
KRIS JENKINS
GONZAGA HS.
GONZAGA HS.
WASHINGTON D.C.
Jay Wright was asked how much Jenkins has grown this year, and he pointed out that he’s actually done the opposite.
“Really proud of him, man,” Wright said. “He hasn't grown at all since he stepped on campus. He’s shrunk since he stepped on campus. Forty pounds. He's lost 40 pounds. He worked so hard.
“Really proud of him, man,” Wright said. “He hasn't grown at all since he stepped on campus. He’s shrunk since he stepped on campus. Forty pounds. He's lost 40 pounds. He worked so hard.
Jenkins said it wasn’t easy shedding all the pounds, but he knew he wouldn’t have a major role until he did.
He worked throughout the fall and even into the season with Villanova strength coach John Shackleton, hammering his body into the kind of condition needed to play Division 1 basketball on the highest level.
“It was definitely challenging,” Jenkins said. “Just working out, changing my diet, drinking a lot of water, things like that.
“I definitely knew coming in I’d have to do it. Coach Shack and I have a good relationship, just working hard to make sure I lost the weight.”
Not too long ago, Jenkins was close to 300 pounds at 6-foot-6. Now he’s a comfortable 250 to 255 and able to handle those increased minutes without getting gassed.
“I feel a lot better, definitely,” he said. “I’m able to play defense much longer and at a higher level, and I’m able to run the floor at a high level as well.”
He worked throughout the fall and even into the season with Villanova strength coach John Shackleton, hammering his body into the kind of condition needed to play Division 1 basketball on the highest level.
“It was definitely challenging,” Jenkins said. “Just working out, changing my diet, drinking a lot of water, things like that.
“I definitely knew coming in I’d have to do it. Coach Shack and I have a good relationship, just working hard to make sure I lost the weight.”
Not too long ago, Jenkins was close to 300 pounds at 6-foot-6. Now he’s a comfortable 250 to 255 and able to handle those increased minutes without getting gassed.
“I feel a lot better, definitely,” he said. “I’m able to play defense much longer and at a higher level, and I’m able to run the floor at a high level as well.”
“And Kris, he’s just gradually gotten better and better and better to the point now where he's doing a lot of little things. He was not making shots, which is really his greatest strength. He's one of the best shooters on the team. Now he's making shots and really become an invaluable part of our rotation.”
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