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Griz basketball grabs commitment from 2023 guard Chase Henderson

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When Chase Henderson was in the eighth grade, his dad Courtney sat him down for a talk about his athletic future and how it intersected cruelly with reality.

“He didn’t actually make me quit (football), but he just told me, at your size, you need to put your all into it,” Chase Henderson said. “Because I’m not going to be 6-6 and be able to just jump over everybody, so I have to put the work in. After that, I quit football and started focusing, grinding on my game.”

That commitment to basketball helped make Henderson the second known recruit in Montana’s 2023 recruiting class. He announced his commitment to the Griz on Twitter on Thursday.

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About Andrew Houghton

Andrew Houghton grew up in Washington, DC. He graduated from the University of Montana journalism school in December 2015 and spent time working on the sports desk at the Daily Tribune News in Cartersville, Georgia, before moving back to Missoula and becoming a part of Skyline Sports in early 2018.

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