Menelik Watson has his sights set big.
The 6-foot-8, 260-pound forward is thankful for the opportunity to play Div. I basketball, and he's poised to make the most of his opportunity.
Watson caught Marist head coach Chuck Martin's eye while on a tour to the tri-state area with his team, the Canarias Basketball Academy.
Watson also competed against current Marist freshmen Rob Johnson and Devin Price in the tournament.
Watson said he likes to play physical and fashions his game after Carmelo Anthony and Rhode Island's Ben Eaves. Watson noted that he speaks to Eaves regularly and thinks of him as his mentor. Eaves is 6-foot-7, 225-pounds and plays the No. 3.
Expect Watson to be in the Marist starting lineup for the season opener.
The full interview can be heard below:
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4 comments:
Good job, Greg. How come Marist never release anything about Melenik. Is there something wrong?
Yeah, this guy seems very intersting and promising! Im very excited about having him on board! I hope nothings wrong with his signing because I havnt heard anything about his status since. After listen to the interview, i thought we would recieve a article on how his transition from England to Poughkeepsie (ha, awesome)is going! keep us posted! (on all the new recrits) Thanks!
My source at Marist said during the summer that he expected the signing to be announced later rather than sooner. Although I graduated, he has been on campus. I think it's just a matter of paperwork at this point.
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