The 6-foot-7, 350-pound behemoth becomes the second New York City native to have his name called on NFL Draft Day in the first round in the past 34 years — joining Staten Island’s Dominique Easley, who played with Curtis High School and the New England Patriots picked with the 29th-overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft.
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St. Francis College, Ex-Jet HS Hoopster Larry Moreno Goes Viral with Amazing Trick Shots
Larry Moreno, the Dominican Mamba, came in at No. 2 on ESPN's SportsCenter's Top 10 on Facebook.
Ex-South Shore Hoopster Sekou Sylla Transfering to D-2 Nova Southeastern
The Canarsie, Brooklyn, native averaged team-highs with 21.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in 28 contests with the Golden Knights during the 2019-20 season.
Three Women Brooklynite College Hoopsters Make MBWA All-Met D-3 Teams
Junior Kelly O'Donnell (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Edmund Prep) of St. Joseph College and Chanel Jemmott of Brooklyn College earned All-team first honors, while Davida Warren of Old Westbury, who is from Kings County, garnered a third-team accolade.
Former Viking Sekou Sylla Puts Winning Above All in Next College Hoops Choice
Sekou Sylla averaged team-highs with 21.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game in 28 contests with Golden Knights during the 2019=20 season.
Brooklyn Collegiate’s Jaylin Anderson Pulls Trigger on Commitment to Barton CC Hoops
Anderson dropped in 16 points and 12 rebounds per game on a gifted Brooklyn Collegiate roster during the 2019-20 regular season and added 23 points and 13 boards per contest in the PSAL playoffs.
Ex-Viking Hoopster Dwight Davis Jr. Commits to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
The six-two point guard averaged 10.14 points per game in 14 contests and dropped in 8.2 ppg in the PSAL playoffs in his senior year at South Shore before spending a season at Taylor Made Prep in Avondale, Arizona.
Ex-Medgar Evers Cougar Hoopster Justin Figueroa Transfers to Clayton State
Justin Figueroa enjoyed a solid sophomore season, scoring 227 points for an average of 19.0 points with the Clayton State Lions in the 2019-20 season where he spent two years at the college as a student-athlete.
Brooklyn Cyclones’ Limited Edition Irish Night Jersey Package has the Luck of the Irish All Over it
25 bucks gets you a Irish jersey and, if you're one of the first 2,000 fans at the game, you'll get a shamrock cap.
Lincoln’s Izzy Abanikanda Garners NYSSWA High School Co-Player of the Year Award
Abanikanda rushed for 1,350 yards and 20 touchdowns on just 136 touches as a senior as he guided the Railsplitters to the PSAL Championship Conference semifinals.
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