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The men’s team will debut them on Jan. 13 against Virginia, followed by the women’s team on Jan. 25 against Boston College. Both will feature a custom web-inspired graphic woven into the fabric, paired with the D.O.N. Issue 7 shoes.
How did playing hoops in the Netherlands shape you? Post: “Basketball isn’t the biggest sport in the Netherlands. It’s really a soccer-dominated country. But it helped me. It helped me mature early on. I left the house at 18 to go to Berlin to play for a year. Then at 19, I crossed the ocean to go play in college (Mississippi State, Boston College). It taught me a lot just with the style of basketball and the fact that I’m a stretch big. In the European game, they teach kids a full skillset. It’s about being able to play in and out, both with and without the ball. So on a basketball level, I feel like it has shaped me into the player that I am.”
So when NBC Sports announced last week that Chris Mannix is joining its NBA coverage as an insider with an emphasis on digital, it brought back memories here of Peter Vecsey’s opinionated and pioneering run as the network’s NBA insider during the 1990s heyday. Turns out that Mannix — a Quincy native and graduate of BC High and Boston College — has similar warm sentiments himself. “I’m incredibly excited,” Mannix said. “I grew up watching ‘The NBA on NBC.’ Those were my formative sports-watching years, and it wasn’t just about watching it, but appreciating the way they did it. “I was a fan of the Bob Costas monologues and Peter Vecsey on set, showing that a reporter [Vecsey wrote a must-read NBA column for the New York Post in the late 1970s and ’80s] could be in that role. He pulled no punches, which I loved. I thought they were the gold standard of how you broadcast basketball. I never thought I’d be a part of it, but I always dreamed of being a part of it.
Anthony Slater: Quinten Post: “I’d never shot at this volume. At Boston College, I was way more of a usage player in the action, facilitating, scoring inside.” Here’s Post on learning to be comfortable getting up nine 3s in an NBA game pic.x.com/madOIUaP72
How was it mentally adjusting from getting the ball a lot in college to becoming a role player as a rookie? Quinten Post: There’s no ego in this league. I’ve said from the start. My biggest goal is to play winning basketball. I don’t care how that translates. At Boston College, I had to be a ball-dominant guy. Here, we have such good players that I can use my skill set to be a supporting piece. I try to bring energy, I try to knock down shots, and I try to play good defense.
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Post, drafted 52nd in June and shoehorned into the roster on a two-way contract, had shown promise in his most recent G League stint, scoring 30, 30 and 27 in three early January games. He’s a true 7-footer who made 40-plus percent of his college 3s at Mississippi State and Boston College and impressed Green, Kevon Looney and the coaching staff in camp enough with his toughness and physicality to warrant an opportunity. There were even people in the organization a little annoyed that the front office didn’t get him to Minnesota in time for that shorthanded game against the Timberwolves to close the previous road trip. The staff has gained increasing belief in recent weeks that Post, an older rookie at 24, might be able to fill an obvious void as a floor-spacing center.
Post is an older rookie, drafted 52nd out of Boston College and currently stashed on a two-way contract. He’s already 24 and developed enough to believe he can help in a pinch. But in the bigger picture, this is about the glaring void on the roster and some subliminal nudging from Kerr and Curry in the lead-up to the Feb. 6 deadline. “Just the way the league is going right now, having space, having as many shooters as possible at whatever position, the five, it helps,” Curry said. “You have a counter to aggressive defenses that want to take the ball out of my hands. It should help Dennis (Schröder) a little bit, too. Pick-and-roll type situations, make the defense decide whether to pull in or stay at home. Try to get downhill a little more. Try to create advantage off his presence or a shooter’s presence at the five. It definitely helps.”
Michael Scotto: The Golden State Warriors have agreed to a two-way deal with Quinten Post, league sources told @hoopshype. Post was selected with the No. 52 overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft out of Boston College. He averaged 17 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and shot 43.1% from 3-point range
After trading the 52nd pick for Waters, the Warriors actually purchased it back from Portland and selected Quinten Post, a 7-foot stretch center out of Boston College. Even his cheaper rookie deal wouldn’t fit under their financial constraints, so Post is expected to be on a two-way contract to open the upcoming season.
They were tasked with completing 10 projects, ranging from creating a resumé (“It’s OK to talk good about yourself. It’s OK to be confident,” Lopez said she learned) and sending a networking email. They huddled around a computer together, deciphering the complex FAFSA financial-aid form. And they connected in-person with mentors from a variety of professional fields. “I really want to emphasize that we’re not coming in and teaching these kids or making them great,” said Hays, who also holds a master’s degree in higher education policy and administration from Boston College. “All we’re doing is giving them the platform to shine.”
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Sean Highkin: Today's participants for the Blazers' latest predraft workout session: Isaiah Crawford (Louisiana Tech), Alex Karaban (UConn), Caleb Love (Arizona), Quinten Post (Boston College), Tyler Smith (G League Ignite), Kel’el Ware (Indiana)
Boston College’s Men Basketball: Jared Dudley, Hall of Famer. Congrats to @Jared Dudley on being inducted into Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023.
Jeff Goodman: Boston College guard DeMarr Langford Jr,, will withdraw from the NBA Draft, source told @Stadium. Averaged 11.3 points per game last season.
