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Nice writeup on Luqman Lundy-
Here is a little more background on him. Sometimes it takes persistence for an athlete to finally get to Division I, and Luqman Lundy appears to be a good example. Though he now lives in New Jersey, he had a nice career in high school at Benjamin Mays High School in Atlanta, and we already posted a highlight video that was put together his senior season in 2014-
Luqman even personally wrote Facebook messages to the assistant coach at George Mason (Chris Kreider) and also the head coach at GMU Paul Hewitt in 2014 to try to get noticed-
When a scholarship offer didn't come, he spent a year at Concord Prep Academy in Concord, North Carolina. There is little information available on how he did at Concord Prep, but apparently there were still no D1 scholarships offered.
So he decided to attend junior college at Northern Oklahoma College- Tonkawa.
His freshman season at NOC-Tonkawa (2015-16), he was not a regular starter, and he averaged only 4.0 ppg, but shot 53.8% overall, and 50% from three (5-10)-
But then his sophomore season (2016-17) he was the primary point guard, started 33 out of 33 games for the team that went 23-10 on the season, and he averaged 13.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, and a terrific 5.6 apg, while shooting 48% overall, and 43.2% from three (35-81). Note that the top assist leader in the MVC this season was Paris Lee with 5.0 apg, and nobody on Bradley had more than 2.7 apg. Bradley as a team only averaged 11.3 apg. He also had a terrific assist to turnover ratio of 3.1.
As this past season progressed, Luqman finally received his first scholarship offers from Tennessee Martin on Feb. 27, then FIU on March 14, then Loyola on March 16. A couple other schools came to check him out, but didn't offer. But the only visit he made was to Bradley these past 2 days, during which he received a scholarship offer, and he was impressed enough with Bradley and their tradition to commit before leaving.
So his persistence has finally paid off. I think he will be an effective player for Bradley, and obviously our coaches believe he will help this team.
A couple quotes from Dave Reynolds' article:
"I'm a bigger guard, so I can see the floor and make plays," Lundy said...."And leadership. I think that's one of my best qualities. I like to be around people and I love to play basketball. I think Bradley is a place that loves their basketball."
Lundy....said he was drawn to the school because of "the tradition of Bradley and the culture."
"They have a bunch of guys who care about winning. I wanted to be a part of that culture. We hit it off right away. I can't wait to get there this summer."
BTW, Lundy is a good student and was a qualifier out of high school.
Here is an article about him receiving a scholarship award for his "strong work ethic, loyalty, unselfishness, and a passion for basketball"-
Here is a little more background on him. Sometimes it takes persistence for an athlete to finally get to Division I, and Luqman Lundy appears to be a good example. Though he now lives in New Jersey, he had a nice career in high school at Benjamin Mays High School in Atlanta, and we already posted a highlight video that was put together his senior season in 2014-
Luqman even personally wrote Facebook messages to the assistant coach at George Mason (Chris Kreider) and also the head coach at GMU Paul Hewitt in 2014 to try to get noticed-
When a scholarship offer didn't come, he spent a year at Concord Prep Academy in Concord, North Carolina. There is little information available on how he did at Concord Prep, but apparently there were still no D1 scholarships offered.
So he decided to attend junior college at Northern Oklahoma College- Tonkawa.
His freshman season at NOC-Tonkawa (2015-16), he was not a regular starter, and he averaged only 4.0 ppg, but shot 53.8% overall, and 50% from three (5-10)-
But then his sophomore season (2016-17) he was the primary point guard, started 33 out of 33 games for the team that went 23-10 on the season, and he averaged 13.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, and a terrific 5.6 apg, while shooting 48% overall, and 43.2% from three (35-81). Note that the top assist leader in the MVC this season was Paris Lee with 5.0 apg, and nobody on Bradley had more than 2.7 apg. Bradley as a team only averaged 11.3 apg. He also had a terrific assist to turnover ratio of 3.1.
As this past season progressed, Luqman finally received his first scholarship offers from Tennessee Martin on Feb. 27, then FIU on March 14, then Loyola on March 16. A couple other schools came to check him out, but didn't offer. But the only visit he made was to Bradley these past 2 days, during which he received a scholarship offer, and he was impressed enough with Bradley and their tradition to commit before leaving.
So his persistence has finally paid off. I think he will be an effective player for Bradley, and obviously our coaches believe he will help this team.
A couple quotes from Dave Reynolds' article:
"I'm a bigger guard, so I can see the floor and make plays," Lundy said...."And leadership. I think that's one of my best qualities. I like to be around people and I love to play basketball. I think Bradley is a place that loves their basketball."
Lundy....said he was drawn to the school because of "the tradition of Bradley and the culture."
"They have a bunch of guys who care about winning. I wanted to be a part of that culture. We hit it off right away. I can't wait to get there this summer."
BTW, Lundy is a good student and was a qualifier out of high school.
Here is an article about him receiving a scholarship award for his "strong work ethic, loyalty, unselfishness, and a passion for basketball"-
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