Ten years ago, seniors Khadeen Carrington and Desi Rodriguez met each other for the first time. As sixth graders, the two were in the early stages of forming their basketball careers, playing together on New Heights, an Amateur Athletic League (AAU) program.
The New York natives hit it off right away when they met as 12-year-olds, but the gap between where they lived led to them being distanced for some time.
“We were very close friends,” Rodriguez said. “We took a split because our AAU program went down.