Kerr has made a big impact off the court, serving on two national committees, including the NCAA Competition Committee, which will advance to the Final Four this weekend (April 5-6) in Glendale, Ariz. It turns out.
“I represent all of men's basketball,” Kerr explained. “This is from a student-athlete perspective. So I'm the only student-athlete on that call. It's an honor to experience that and it's really cool. I've met twice so far. But it's going to be really cool because we're going to have an in-person meeting in the Final Four.
“We met every two months or so. The last online Zoom meeting was until the Final Four, where we just wanted to set out what we wanted to talk about and see what we could actually do.” Discuss to add. ”
He can't wait to work on the Glendale commission later this week.
“I think face-to-face talks are going to be very important and we're trying to see exactly what we can accomplish,” Kerr said. “Because a lot of the things that people are talking about have been in the works for a really long time, and I've been on the committee for a year or two trying to really think about what we can actually do. ” Can it really be achieved? ”
It wouldn't be surprising to see Kerr take the leadership reins. He served last year on the NCAA Student Engagement Committee, which includes one basketball player from each conference, meaning Carr represents the ACC.
“We typically have about 40 people on that call and we meet about once a month,” Carr explained. “We were able to talk about a lot of different things. Sometimes the meetings include guest speakers and other great people to network with, which is great.”
The Student Engagement Committee is working on ways to improve the lives of students and athletes on and off the court, working on topics such as summer exhibitions and more frequent international travel.
“We're thinking about what's best for our student-athletes and may hold events such as exhibitions later in the summer,” Kerr said. “When you talk about this kind of thing, every conference gives you perspective, which is really cool.
“Right now, we haven't been able to play against anyone for a couple of months other than fighting hard with our teammates in practice. So it'll be good to be able to set goals as a team and focus on them.” Playing with other players will be really beneficial for the players, the team and the coaches.”
After serving on the Student Participation Committee, Carr threw his proverbial hat into the ring when he heard they were looking for applicants to join the competition committee. He worked with Senior Associate Athletic Director (Student-Athlete Development) Allyn Dunn, Associate Athletic Director Lindsey Babcock and Wake Forest Athletic Director John Curry to earn the spot. did.
“Allyn Dunn was amazing and important in helping me get those opportunities,” Kerr said. “But of course I talked to John Currie and Lindsey Babcock and a few others and tried to get some really good recommendations and get some good references to apply. I really wanted to be a part of that. “I wanted to do that” committee. ”
These leadership traits are not new to Carr, having surfaced not only during his first two collegiate seasons at the University of Delaware, but also dating back to his high school days.
“I think that was something that I was always interested in,” he said. “I was pretty involved with SAAC in Delaware as well, and I was on student council in high school, so SAAC was something that was kind of interesting to me, as a representative of a group of people that I coach. I feel like I've been there my whole life.'' It was easy for me to have those conversations.
“Using my God-given talents to try to express what so many larger groups want is truly amazing, and I take great pride in doing the best work I can.” I think I can do it. “
After two power-packed years on and off the court, Kerr found himself grateful for all the opportunities he encountered during his time at Wake Forest.
“It was unbelievable,” he said. “I don't even think we've taken advantage of all the opportunities, and I might even say that. They're really limitless here and we're trying to do the best we can, which is really great. – Different people you might meet around you Wake up and just look at the amount of support people have. If someone is interested in this aspect of basketball, there is a lot more off the court. Things are going on, so people are immediately there and want to support you with exactly what you want. It was really great.”
