County Player of the Year as a junior at Forest Hills High School (Marshville, N.C.), 6-4, 185-pound guard Dorenzo Hudson felt it was time for a change. The Virginia Tech recruit decided to transfer to Hargrave Military Academy to finish out his prep career and the change has been for the better, as the talented guard feels like an improved player in several ways.

“It was a very good experience,” Hudson said of his Hargrave experience. Once he graduates, he’s all set to enroll at Tech later this year. He signed with the Hokies last November. “I play against greater competition day in and day out just in coming to practice everyday. It makes you better. It makes you better as a player.”

In his junior season at Forest Hills, Hudson averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals per game. A gifted talent, he wanted to improve his mental toughness at Hargrave. Mission accomplished.

“Back in high school, my mindset was that I could take games off. Here, you can’t take days off,” Hudson said. “You have to come and play everyday, so, in that way, it helped me with my mindset.”

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