Memphis’ Precious Achiuwa takes home AAC Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year honors
By JACOB POLACHECK University of Memphis freshman forward
By JACOB POLACHECK University of Memphis freshman forward
By JACOB POLACHECK **Vernon Carey, the 6-foot-10 center
By ADAM ZAGORIA Precious Achiuwa and Lester Quinones,
By ADAM ZAGORIA After a breakout performance in
By ADAM ZAGORIA
ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO — Lester Quinones, the 6-foot-5 guard from St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ), is here playing for the Dominican Republic at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
He sees it as a great way to grow his game while playing an international competition in front of a slew of high-major college coaches.
“It’s a great experience,” Quinones told me before he went for 31 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 7-of-12 from deep, in the Dominican’s 108-94 loss to Puerto Rico on Monday. “It’s teaching me to become more of a leader because I have to lead this team. We have a lot of talent on this team but I have to speak up and be more vocal than my high school team or my AAU team. I’m basically the point guard, so I have to tell people where to be and what spots to get to. I have to collect phones at night, all the responsibilities that come with it.”
By ZACK CURRAN The Hoop Group Tip-Off event opened
