NEW YORK, New York -- It is one of the great rags-to-riches New York stories. Four years ago Kyle O’Quinn was graduating from Campus Magnet High in Queens with only one scholarship offer.
On Wednesday night he signed a three-year, $2.5 million contract to play for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. “He couldn’t be more excited,” said Alberto Ebanks, his agent. “This is him fulfilling his dream, a dream a lot of people probably never envisioned.”
O’Quinn’s scholarship offer was from Norfolk State and he made the most out of it.
As a senior this season he was the MEAC’s Player of the Year and carried his team to a conference title and an NCAA Tournament berth. The Spartans were the talk of the tournament’s first weekend after, as a No. 15 seed, they stunned No. 2 Missouri.
O’Quinn had 26 points and 14 rebounds in the game and made news when he left the court screaming “we even messed up my bracket!”
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