Markquis Nowell expanded his legend in defeat, winning the East Region’s Most Outstanding Player award by delivering 30 points and 12 assists.
No matter how hard you tried from courtside, it was impossible to take your eyes off Markquis Nowell.
Nowell believes he can do it, and he knocked out two Hall-of-Fame coaches in Kentucky’s John Calipari and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo — back to back — in his attempt to make you believe it, too.Kansas State lost 79-76 to Florida Atlantic Markquis Nowell, who scored 30 points and 12 assists, expanded his legend — even in Kansas State’s Elite Eight loss to FAU.“Harlem is on top,” he said. “Some people say Harlem died and New York City point guards fell off. But I’m a testimony to how great a New York City point guard can be.”
Despite the foul trouble that limited the Wildcats’ leading scorer, Keyontae Johnson, to 18 minutes , the point guard wasn’t making any excuses.But even in defeat, Nowell made a lasting impression on those who believe the sport can be dominated only by players of a certain height and length. On the subject of size, there was an interesting piece in The Times the other day about tall people who don’t play basketball, but often get asked if they do.
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