DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demons Land Two Dynamic Recruits
11/13/2019 2:24:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Coach Doug Bruno welcomes Lake Park West's Darrione Rogers and Benet's Kendall Holmes
CHICAGO – One of the nation's top women's basketball programs added two dynamic recruits Wednesday on the first day of the National Letter of Intent signing period that will help sustain a top 25 stature.
Coach Doug Bruno announced that No. 18/20 DePaul has received signed letters of intent from dominant Lake Park West guard Darrione Rogers and the driving force behind perennial state contender Benet---guard Kendall Holmes.
Just yesterday, Rogers was recognized among the top 50 high school players in the country with her selection to the Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Girls Trophy watch list.
The 5-foot, 11-inch guard was an IBCA All-State First Team selection that has 1,258 points in her sophomore and junior years. For her Lancer career, she is averaging 26.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, four steals and 3.3 three-pointers per game.
She is the No. 51-ranked prospect in the country by ESPN and her junior-year highlights include 49 points against Hinsdale South and a 45-point, 21-rebound effort against Batavia.
Scouts describe the DuKane Conference Co-Player of the Year as among the elite scoring guards in the class of 2020 and a shot-maker off the dribble with a scorer's mentality and green-light range beyond the arc. She plays for the Mac Irvin Lady Fire in the AAU season.
"Darrione Rogers has been recognized as one of the best players in the state of Illinois and in the nation," said DePaul coach Doug Bruno. "While we are definitely excited about her talent, we are even more excited about her work ethic.
"She is a throwback in her beliefs and commitment to getting in the gym when no one is watching. Darrione can score the ball in a variety of different ways but is also an unselfish, great passer that plays right into our DePaulBall system."
"For helping to develop all those outstanding qualities, I'd like to thank Lake Park West head coach Brian Rupp and head coach Mac Irvin of the Mac Irvin Fire, her AAU team."
That same Puritan work ethic is evident in the relentless 5-11 Holmes who led the Redwings to the Class 4A Final Four last season. She is the latest success story in a Benet program that won back-to-back 4A state titles in 2015 and 2016 and was ranked No. 15 in the nation by MaxPreps early in the 2018-19 season.
Holmes was an Associated Press and IBCA Class 4A second-team All-State selection as a junior after leading the state semifinalist in scoring at 11 points per game and also in three-point shooting with 50-of-125 (.400) along with converting 80 percent of her free throws.
As a sophomore, Holmes was a state finalist in the Class 4A Queen of the Hill three-point shooting contest.
She was named to the All-East Suburban Catholic Conference Team as a junior and the DuPage County, Naperville Sun and My Suburban Life All-Area teams. She was equally competitive in the classroom with a 3.89/4.00 grade-point average and a 27 score on the ACT.
"Kendall Holmes has been the best player on one of the best programs in the state after winning back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016," Bruno said. "She is simply a tough, all-purpose guard who can score the ball deep, get to the rim, facilitate and do all the little things that make players special.
"Kendall also brings a work ethic and a drive to improve that is still so necessary in today's highly successful, modern student-athlete. For helping Kendall develop and take her game to the next level, I'd like to thank Benet head coach Joe Kilbride and head coach Ryan Haun of M14 Hoops, her AAU program."
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Coach Doug Bruno announced that No. 18/20 DePaul has received signed letters of intent from dominant Lake Park West guard Darrione Rogers and the driving force behind perennial state contender Benet---guard Kendall Holmes.
Just yesterday, Rogers was recognized among the top 50 high school players in the country with her selection to the Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Girls Trophy watch list.
The 5-foot, 11-inch guard was an IBCA All-State First Team selection that has 1,258 points in her sophomore and junior years. For her Lancer career, she is averaging 26.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, four steals and 3.3 three-pointers per game.
She is the No. 51-ranked prospect in the country by ESPN and her junior-year highlights include 49 points against Hinsdale South and a 45-point, 21-rebound effort against Batavia.
Scouts describe the DuKane Conference Co-Player of the Year as among the elite scoring guards in the class of 2020 and a shot-maker off the dribble with a scorer's mentality and green-light range beyond the arc. She plays for the Mac Irvin Lady Fire in the AAU season.
"Darrione Rogers has been recognized as one of the best players in the state of Illinois and in the nation," said DePaul coach Doug Bruno. "While we are definitely excited about her talent, we are even more excited about her work ethic.
"She is a throwback in her beliefs and commitment to getting in the gym when no one is watching. Darrione can score the ball in a variety of different ways but is also an unselfish, great passer that plays right into our DePaulBall system."
"For helping to develop all those outstanding qualities, I'd like to thank Lake Park West head coach Brian Rupp and head coach Mac Irvin of the Mac Irvin Fire, her AAU team."
That same Puritan work ethic is evident in the relentless 5-11 Holmes who led the Redwings to the Class 4A Final Four last season. She is the latest success story in a Benet program that won back-to-back 4A state titles in 2015 and 2016 and was ranked No. 15 in the nation by MaxPreps early in the 2018-19 season.
Holmes was an Associated Press and IBCA Class 4A second-team All-State selection as a junior after leading the state semifinalist in scoring at 11 points per game and also in three-point shooting with 50-of-125 (.400) along with converting 80 percent of her free throws.
As a sophomore, Holmes was a state finalist in the Class 4A Queen of the Hill three-point shooting contest.
She was named to the All-East Suburban Catholic Conference Team as a junior and the DuPage County, Naperville Sun and My Suburban Life All-Area teams. She was equally competitive in the classroom with a 3.89/4.00 grade-point average and a 27 score on the ACT.
"Kendall Holmes has been the best player on one of the best programs in the state after winning back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016," Bruno said. "She is simply a tough, all-purpose guard who can score the ball deep, get to the rim, facilitate and do all the little things that make players special.
"Kendall also brings a work ethic and a drive to improve that is still so necessary in today's highly successful, modern student-athlete. For helping Kendall develop and take her game to the next level, I'd like to thank Benet head coach Joe Kilbride and head coach Ryan Haun of M14 Hoops, her AAU program."
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