By BRAD ANDERSON ‘18
At the start of his freshman year, Dominic DiNunzio weighed in at an unimpressive 135 lbs and a short 5’7”. Now weighing in at 215 lbs and a 6’4 stature ,DiNunzio is one of the strongest centers in the area. What led him to such a dramatic change? “Hard Work” DiNunzio says.
A large part of DiNunzio’s motivation came from survival.
“After the freshman basketball season I knew I’d have to start working hard to make the 15 man JV team and I thought the weights were where I needed to improve the most. I noticed I was a lot less athletic and strong than the teams we were playing against.”
His long workouts and countless lifts with Coach Anthony Rubino started to really transform the Saint Bernadette graduate. “I’ve been working with coach since sophomore year and he’s been great. All the different stretches and lifts he’s given me over the years, along with nutrition and rehab help have made me into a better athlete.” he started to see his time go up on the court. In his junior year, he had cosistat minutes acting as Matt Davet’s ‘16 backup. That made Dinunzio play against some of the largest players in the area as a junior. Now as a senior, he has been making centers double his height fools of themselves. Most notably Cleveland Heights Tyreke Smith, a 6’ 3” 260 pound Ohio State Football commit, who had 3 rebounds all game against the wildcats.
DiNunzio continues to gets better and thanks his friends, family and teammates for motivating him everyday “especially my brother Aymin Bahhur. We’ve been pushing each other since freshman year and he’s been a great motivator.”
