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Darrick Suber
Darrick Suber (born ) is an American former basketball player. He had a standout college career at Rider University in which he was the 1993 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Northeast Conference Player of the Year. He was the first 2,000-point scorer in Rider history, and his game-winning shot in the 1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament championship propelled the Broncs to their second-ever NCAA Tournament. Playing career High school Suber grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Schenley High School. He starred there, leading the entire city in scoring his senior (education), senior year en route to being named the Pittsburgh City League Player of the Year. Despite his success he was only offered one NCAA Division I scholarship to play basketball, by St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball, St. Francis in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. College Unplanned pivot to Rider In August 1989, Suber arrived at St. Francis in advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman. In the NBA, shooting guards usually range from to while in the WNBA, shooting guards tend to be between and . Characteristics and styles of play ''The Basketball Handbook'' by Lee Rose describes a shooting guard as a player whose primary role is to score points. As the name suggests, most shooting guards are good long-range shooters, typically averaging 35–40 percent from three-point range. Many shooting guards are also strong and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
