Posted Apr 21 2012 11:25AM
In the last month, Norfolk State center Kyle O'Quinn, previously little known outside the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference he had dominated so thoroughly this season, has been whisked away on his own little magical mystery tour. The stops included the NCAA Tournament, where he personified March Madness, and the Portsmouth Invitational, where he was chosen MVP.
O'Quinn hasn't quite had time to wrap his head around what's been happening to him, and who could blame him? How could a guy who, only because he had sprouted to 6-foot-7 was basically forced to play basketball as a high school junior, go on to bask in that One Shining Moment all college basketball players dream about but few experience, and then three weeks later strengthen his chances of becoming an NBA Draft pick with his play in the PIT?
That question was posed of O'Quinn, an intelligent, well-spoken and funny person. It took him a few seconds before coming up with an answer.
"Staying on the same path," O'Quinn said. "Staying consistent. Never venturing off."
That path was more or less thrust upon him just before his junior year at Campus Magnet High School in Jamaica, N.Y. after he'd grown five inches over the summer.
More:
http://www.nba.com/2012/news/features/chri... (Photo: Kyle O'Quinn led Norfolk State to an NCAA Tournament win and was MVP at the Portsmouth Invitational.
Courtesy Mark Sutton)
Posted By: How May I Help You NC
Monday, April 23rd 2012 at 8:59AM
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