Immanuel Quickley

Immanuel Quickley
No. 5 – Kentucky Wildcats
Position Point guard
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-06-17) June 17, 1999
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school The John Carroll School
(Bel Air, Maryland)
College Kentucky (2018–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
2017 Egypt

Immanuel Quickley (born June 17, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats in the Southeastern Conference.

High school career

While attending The John Carroll School, Quickley had a breakout sophomore campaign and averaged 17.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He sunk a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lead the Patriots to a 51-50 win over Mount Saint Joseph High School in the Baltimore Catholic League championship and earned All-Metro Player of the Year recognition. Quickley averaged 23.7 points and 7.2 assists per game as a junior and was named to the First Team All-Metro.[1] Coming into his senior year, Quickley shot 41 percent from behind the arc on the Adidas AAU circuit.[2] When considering colleges, by August 23, 2017, Quickley had narrowed the selection down to three: Kansas, Kentucky, and Miami.[3] The 10th-best prospect by Rivals.com and 12th by ESPN, Quickley committed to Kentucky on September 22.[1] Quickley was named the MVP of his high school team after scoring 19 points in a 71-58 loss to Hudson Catholic High School in the HoopHall Classic as a senior.[4] He posted 20.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a senior and led the team to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title. Quickley was named a McDonald's All-American and participated in the Powerade Jam Fest 3-point shootout.[5]

International career

Quickley played on the U.S. FIBA Under-19 World Cup team in 2017, where he was coached by John Calipari.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Graham, Glenn (September 22, 2017). "John Carroll point guard Immanuel Quickley commits to Kentucky". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hale, Jon (June 8, 2018). "3-pointers hurt Kentucky last season. John Calipari wants to fix that". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Machir, Troy (August 23, 2017). "5-star PG Immanuel Quickley officially removes Maryland from list; announces top 3". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Perri, Meredith (January 15, 2018). "Immanuel Quickley, Kentucky commit, named team MVP after 19-point game at Hoophall Classic (photos/video)". Masslive.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Shaffer, Jonas (March 28, 2018). "McDonald's All American Immanuel Quickley (John Carroll) to compete in 3-point shootout tonight". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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