{"id":36235,"date":"2024-01-24T16:28:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=36235"},"modified":"2024-01-26T14:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T19:52:41","slug":"latimer-fitting-into-leading-role-on-mens-basketball-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/latimer-fitting-into-leading-role-on-mens-basketball-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Latimer Fitting Into Leading Role On Men\u2019s Basketball Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Point guard <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcathletics.com\/sports\/mbkb\/2023-24\/bios\/latimer_john_qkmo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Latimer <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is accustomed to being a leading man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Apopka High School, he was a four-year starter, amassing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,275 career points. That output was good for fourth best in school history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now Latimer is replicating his floor general role at Miami Dade College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 6-foot-2 sophomore leads the Sharks in scoring (17.3 points per game), assists (4.2) and steals (2.1). He is second on the squad with 4.4 rebounds per contest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latimer\u2019s offense has been consistent; he has scored in double digits in 15 of\u00a0 the 16 games he has played in, including breakout performances on Dec. 6 against Palm Beach State College (29 points) and on Dec. 8 versus Elgin Community College (31 points).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The versatile guard also scored 17 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out three assists in a 78-68 loss to the nation\u2019s second-ranked team<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daytona State College<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Jan. 13.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s a great leader and has been a blessing,\u201d said Sharks Head Coach Jorge Fernandez. \u201cHe sets his example in his play as opposed to talking about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36242\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/John-Latimer4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-36242\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/John-Latimer4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/John-Latimer4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/John-Latimer4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/John-Latimer4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/John-Latimer4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/John-Latimer4.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Slam Dunk: John Latimer scores two of his 17 points during a home game versus Indian River State College on Jan. 10. The Sharks won the matchup 94-91. YAIRI LORENZO\/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latimer\u2019s play has been an integral part in the Shark\u2019s 11-8 start. They have won five of their last eight games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basketball has been a big part of Latimer\u2019s life since he started playing at the YMCA when he was two years old. He continued his passion for the sport at Piedmont Lakes Middle School in Orlando and Apopka High School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latimer started his freshman season on the junior varsity squad, but he was quickly promoted to varsity. His play led the team to the playoffs, Apopka\u2019s first appearance in 30 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a junior, he earned first-team all-metro honors. During his senior season, he averaged 20.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals while earning second-team all-state honors and first-team all-metro accolades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The COVID-19 pandemic slowed his recruitment but he eventually received offers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from schools such as Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Presbyterian College in South Carolina and Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latimer picked Rollins, averaging 9.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game last season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRollins was a good experience and actually showed me the world of college basketball,\u201d Latimer said. \u201cWhen it comes to college sports, it\u2019s not as easy as you think it\u2019s going to be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His performance at the Division II school caught Fernandez\u2019s attention and he offered him a scholarship. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe pushes me to go hard at practice every day,\u201d said Sharks center Chad Anglin. \u201cHe makes sure I keep a positive mindset after I\u2019ve made a mistake.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latimer, who is studying business administration and marketing, has ambitious plans for the future. He aspires to own a cybersecurity company and serve in the United States Army because his grandfather served in the Air Force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy future goal would be to put myself in a position to be a leader amongst all people,\u201d Latimer said. \u201cI want to use my platform of playing basketball to help people that are in situations where they are in need.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"> here<\/a><\/span> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Point guard John Latimer is accustomed to being a leading man. At Apopka High School, he was a four-year starter, amassing 1,275 career points. 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