“I’m a junior at Kent County High and 17 years old. I’m in the National Honor Society, I have a 3.9 GPA. This summer I’ve been playing with a team in Baltimore, MD. It’s an AAU team. So we travelled to Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Vegas. It was my first chance to actually play on television — ESPN Youth. I went over to Baltimore 2-3 days a week. Late nights. My mom would take me right after work. I want [to go to] a four year college. I want to play basketball but I want to major in Civil Engineering. I’m a math person.”
“I saw [the Hoyas] program, and it looked nice — service oriented, life skills. So I wanted to be involved. Service is around the community. We do libraries, we have field trips. and we read to little kids. We go around and do a little of everything. I just like being with the little kids, like when they come in and we teach them basketball. I like being someone they look up to. I like giving them an example. I try my best.”
Interviewed by Pam White and photographed by Jeff Weber
jenifer e e says
What a darling guy!
Best wishes, Manuel. You will succeed, I just know it.