{"id":935,"date":"2015-10-27T14:29:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T18:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=935"},"modified":"2021-07-07T11:58:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T15:58:26","slug":"mens-basketball-team-stocked-with-foreign-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mens-basketball-team-stocked-with-foreign-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Basketball Team Stocked With Foreign Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rule change was announced this past summer by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcaa.org\/landing\/index\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">National Junior College Athletic Association<\/span><\/a> that allows teams to have an unlimited amount of foreign players<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014teams were previously limited to three foreign players per team\u2014drastically changed the makeup of the 2015-16 Miami Dade College men&#8217;s basketball team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine of the 15 players on the Sharks roster this year are foreign born. Among the countries represented on the roster: Australia, England, Lithuania, Ivory Coast, Hungary, Spain, and the Bahamas. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men\u2019s basketball coach Stephen Cowherd took full advantage of the rule changes and moved quickly to fill his roster.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOn our level, it\u2019s a lot of \u00a0who you know, your contacts, and your connections,\u201d Cowherd said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been very fortunate. Our assistants do a good job. They know a lot of people. Myself, I played and coached, so I know a lot of people too.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The talent haul is impressive. Among the players, Marko Krivacevic, a 6-foot-9-inch power forward from Hungary, whose sister played tennis at the same school Cowherd attended<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the University of South Alabama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaquillo Fritz, a 6-foot-9-inch power forward\/center from the Bahamas, who was originally supposed to attend Stetson University under scholarship, and point guard Bradley Ficken, a pass first point guard from Australia. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, one of the team\u2019s top returning players, Joe Mvuezolo Jr., is from England. Mvuezolo, a small forward, averaged 10.3 points and 3.3 assists per game for the Sharks last year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another interesting fact is that three of the team\u2019s nine international players<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Antanas Krimelis, Paulius Zabilevicius and Matas Budrys\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hail from Lithuania. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trio has the advantage of being able to gameplan in their native language, without giving their opponents a single clue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOn the court, I\u2019ve told them [Pauilius and Matas] to do some cuts, or pass the ball, or make some plays that nobody can understand,\u201d said Krimelis, a freshman small forward from Kaunas, Lithuania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College ensures that international student-athletes are comfortable during their time in the U.S. They are afforded scholarships to pay for tuition, books, a monthly food stipend and are also provided housing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite their different cultures, the team has bonded well. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think it\u2019s a really good thing because you can find out more about how they were growing up, what things they like, and other cultures,\u201d Krimelis said. \u201cIt might be good for your future to have friends from other countries.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cowherd said the camaraderie on this year\u2019s team is encouraging. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey all get on each other and joke around in the locker room,\u201d Cowherd said. \u201cLast year\u2019s team was a little more difficult and clicky, but this year\u2019s team, \u00a0they all like each other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rule change was announced this past summer by the National Junior College Athletic Association that allows teams to have an unlimited amount of foreign players\u2014teams were previously limited to three foreign players per team\u2014drastically changed the makeup of the 2015-16 Miami Dade College men&#8217;s basketball team. 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