#24 - Dena Droste
Position: G
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Dewitt, Mich.
High School: Dewitt
Height: 5-7

Getting to Know Dena

Greatest basketball memory:
Going to semi-finals in highschool my sophmore year
Person I admire the most:
 My parents

One place I have always wanted to visit is:
 Hawaii

Favorite sport other than basketball:
 Golf
When I was 7 years old, I started playing basketball because:
 I just loved sports.
I wear my jersey number because:
 because i used to have a favorite player who wore that number
I chose Kent State because:
 because of the tradition on their basketball team

Favorite thing to do when not playing basketball:
 hanging with friends and family

Hobbies and outside interests:
 being with my family and hanging out with friends


THIS OR THAT?

Dine-In or Take Out
Salt or Pepper
Vanila or Chocolate
Pepsi or Coke
Mild or Spicy
Introvert or Extrovert
Offense or Defense
Google or Yahoo
Summer or Winter
Apple or Orange
Country or City
Blue or Gold


PREP & AAU NOTES
• Averaged over 20.0 points per game as a senior at DeWitt
• Named Lansing State Journal's Female Athlete of the Year
• During her junior season, was selected to Lansing State Journal's Dream Team
• 2010 Associated Press Class B All-State basketball team selection
• As a sophomore, scored 18 points in MHSAA State Semifinal game
• Also a standout in golf, finished fifth at the 2009 MHSAA Division 3 Girls Golf Tournament, aiding DeWitt to a third place finish
• Helped DeWitt place third at the 2008 MHSAA Division 2 Girls Golf Tournament as a freshman; team placed fifth at 2010 Division 3 tournament

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Tom and LeAnn Droste
• Has a younger sister, Heidi
• Undecided on intended major