Khara Herring: Senior profile
Whitley Bras, Staff Writer
Khara Herring, senior basketball player for NGU
Khara Herring is a senior at North Greenville University. She is from Durham, N.C. and attended Hillside High School. She plays basketball for NGU and plays the position of a center.
She is a health science major and after graduating plans to own her own strength and conditioning company, but says that her dream job would be to flip houses.
Herring is originally from Texas. Her mom is in the military so she was born in Fort Hood. Herring said the reason why she wanted to come to North Greenville was that “Their campus was beautiful and I wanted to go to a small school. I think it’s more intimate with the professors where they can get to know you.”
Herring describes herself as energetic, friendly and happy and has enjoyed her time being a part of the Crusader family. One of her favorite memories of NGU she says was “probably the first dance that we ever had. I’m shocked still. I can’t believe that we had a dance.”
Herring is also involved in the Health Science club and SAAC, which allows athletes in the NCAA to offer input to pass laws for sports. SAAC stands for Student Athletic Advisory Committee.
As a player for the women’s basketball team at North Greenville, Herring has had many experiences and has made many memories. She said that her most memorable experience was, “Last year we were playing a team I think it was Mount Olive and I got a rebound and passed it directly to my teammate and she scored off that and it was a huge turning point for the game.”
Herring has played in 17 games, averaging 5.4 minutes, 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. She had a season-high of 7 points at Barton (2/27/17) and grabbed a season-best of 4 rebounds against King (1/14/17) and at Belmont Abbey (2/11/17).
When asked how she has developed as a player over these past four years, she says, “I’ve definitely learned a lot of life lessons like no matter what to continue to push when things aren’t going your way so that’s definitely given me the confidence to conquer everything in life with basketball.”
Playing a sport in college also means a lot of hard work and commitment, so the advice that Herring gives to incoming players is, “Always have confidence in yourself. Never give up on your team because your team will definitely have your back.”
Over the course of her college career, Herring has learned many important lessons that attribute to her personality and growth. The most important lesson she has learned while attending North Greenville University has been “to always work hard because college is difficult and even at a small school like here [NGU] I couldn’t imagine how other colleges like Division I colleges are with classes so it’s always important to work hard.”
Angel McGowan, the assistant coach for the women’s basketball team describes Herring as “a fun person to be around. Her energy is always present and can lighten the mood. She is a team player and has been a leader on and off the court for us this year; we greatly appreciate her. My biggest advice for Herring once she graduates is to enjoy life and don’t limit herself. The world has a lot to offer, so she might as well enjoy it.”
