We are now into the ACC tournament this weekend with hopes
of playing well and putting ourselves in position for a possible
NCAA tournament berth. This past weekend, our University of
Miami basketball program honored our first group of seniors at our
last home game against Boston College. We have a terrific
group of people on our team and our three seniors have led the
way.
Malcolm Grant
Brooklyn, NY
Malcolm is an exceptional shooter and one of the happiest guys
I’ve been around. He has an infectious personality, is
always smiling, and makes a positive impression on everyone he
meets. He was recently selected to the University of Miami
Iron Arrow Society which is the highest honor at the
University. He is an exceptional ambassador of our program
and will be very successful in whatever he chooses to do after a
long playing career.
DeQuan Jones
Stone Mountain, GA
I will always remember DeQuan because of how well he handled
adversity this year. He was unable to play in the first 10
games of his senior season. In the meantime, he practiced
extremely hard, was eager to learn our new system, and had the most
positive outlook on his unfortunate situation. His positive
attitude has been impressive and has helped him have his best
season of his career. He has a lot of charisma and has a very
bright future ahead of him.
Ryan Quigtar
Skyway, WA
Ryan made his first career start on Senior Day last Saturday and
played very well. Walk-ons have a difficult job and Ryan
makes it look easy. He is very smart and quickly picks up the
plays of the teams we are preparing for, yet he knows every
position of every play we run. He always puts the team first
and you trust him to make great decisions. We have been very
lucky to have him in our program and I’m excited to hear
about all his future successes.
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I wanted to make the CollegeChalktalk.com readers aware that
three outstanding men at the University of Miami will be completing
their eligibility, graduating, and will be professionals of some
kind soon. Jim Collins wrote in his book Good to Great,
“Get the right people on the bus and then decide where to
go.” Malcolm, DeQuan, and Ryan are definitely the right
people for any organization’s bus. We look forward to
following their futures and staying in close contact with them.
GO CANES!
Eric Konkol
