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Patrick Cole
Patrick Cole (born May 19, 1993) is an American basketball player. He competed in college for Coppin State Eagles men's basketball, Coppin State, Siena Saints men's basketball, Siena, and North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball, North Carolina Central. Early life and high school career Cole is the son of Patrick Brinson and Denise Cole and grew up in Newark, New Jersey. As a child, his favorite sport was soccer, although he developed an interest in basketball later. In his senior year at Central High School (Newark, New Jersey), Newark Central High School, he led the team to the Group II state championship. Cole averaged 11.2 points per game and received All-Essex County honors. College career Cole began his college career at Coppin State Eagles men's basketball, Coppin State, where he averaged 10.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He was named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, MEAC All-Rookie team but opted to transfer to Siena Saints men's basketbal ... [...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] |
