Q&A – Freshman Paul Jesperson

Paul Jesperson

Rounding out our “Q&A” features with the University of Virginia incoming freshman is 6’6″, 197-pound wing Paul Jesperson , the 2010/2011 Gatorade and Associated Press Player of the Year in the state of Wisconsin. In this “Q&A”, the versatile freshman discusses making the transition from playing point guard in high school to off guard in college, the work being done by Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Curtis, working with fellow freshman Malcolm Brogdon , and much more.

A 4-year starter on the Merrill High School varsity basketball squad, Jesperson picked Virginia over offers from Minnesota and Notre Dame (the other two finalists with Virginia) and overtures from Duke and UCLA. He averaged 22.5 points, more than seven rebounds, close to three assists and almost two steals per game as a senior last season, shooting 36.8 percent from 3-point range and 45.5 percent from the field overall. Jesperson also made 81.5 percent of his free throws.

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