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Lady Sharks basketball team posing for the camera.
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Basketball Teams Face Different Late-Season Realities

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Expectations were high at the beginning of the season for the Miami Dade College men’s and women’s basketball teams. Both squads featured revamped rosters with players coming from a myriad of countries and cultures such as Latvia, Japan and Jamaica.  There were only two returning players: point guard Daliyah… Read the rest at our website.
Morrow during a game against ASA College.
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Freshman Forward Making An Impact For Lady Sharks

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Basketball runs through Nazlah Morrow’s blood. Her mom, Nafeesah (Brown) Morrow, was a star at the University of Nebraska where the forward averaged 20.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a senior during the 1993-94 season.  Her brother, Ed Morrow, was a six-foot-seven-inch senior forward at Marquette University… Read the rest at our website.
Hart posing for the camera.
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Forward Who Once Lived In Brazil Finds Home At MDC

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Victor Hart’s life has been a journey. He has lived in Brazil, attended high school in Miami-Dade and Broward counties and once enrolled at Livingstone College, a Division II school located in North Carolina.   Now the 6-foot-7-inch forward has found a home at Miami Dade College. The red-shirt freshman… Read the rest at our website.
Fitzgerald and fellow teammate during practice.
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Point Guard Off To Fast Start As Sharks Begin Season Strong

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The Miami Dade College men’s basketball team (6-1) is off to a fast start. Some of the Sharks’ success can be attributed to the steady play of point guard Kaleb “KJ” Fitzgerald. The 6-foot sophomore played at Jacksonville University last year, and is one of the three Division I… Read the rest at our website.
Alise Markova on the court.
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Shot Blocker Brings International Experience To Lady Sharks Basketball

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Alise Markova, who traveled more than 5,000 miles to join the Lady Sharks women’s basketball team, brings an abundance of international experience to Miami Dade College.  The 6-foot-1 inch freshman forward played on Latvia’s national team at the 2018 FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship. She averaged 7.3 points and… Read the rest at our website.
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Local Shooting Guard Aims To Revitalize Run MDC

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Shooting guard Richard Charles comes to Miami Dade College with lofty expectations. Sharks head basketball coach Kevin Ledoux describes him as “the best player in Miami.”  The 6-foot 5-inch freshman, who played at North Miami Senior High School last year, averaged 17.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per… Read the rest at our website.
Rio Yamazaki posing for the camera.
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Transfer Finds New Home At Shark Tank

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After a difficult freshman season at South Georgia Technical College, point guard Rio Yamazaki is aiming to make a comeback at Miami Dade College. Yamazaki played in 30 games for the Lady Jets last year, averaging 3.7 points, two rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. She quit the team… Read the rest at our website.