SCARLET KNIGHTS
MALICK KONE
GUARD Sophomore 6-5 200 BLUE RIDGE SCHOOL CONAKRY, GUINEA True sophomore…Superb athlete with a big time jump shot… Drive and work ethic enable him to be productive at both ends of the floor…Missed six games with arthroscopic knee surgery...Will wear No. 13 in 2012-13 after dressing in No. 24 as a freshman. 2011-12 (3.3 ppg/1.9 rpg): Arthroscopic surgery on right knee (Dec. 6) sidelined him for six games...Averaged 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 9.7 minutes off the bench...Shot 21-for-44 (.477) from the floor...Came back at Marquette (Feb. 22) after nine games on the bench, scoring five points in 11 minutes... Scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in four minutes at Pitt (Jan. 11)...Logged 11 minutes against West Virginia (Jan. 4), tallying four points, two rebounds and one assist... Came back from knee injury on Jan. 2 at USF, logging seven minutes...Scored eight-plus points in three games and grabbed four-plus rebounds in three contests...Poured in a career-high nine points against UMBC (Nov. 28)...Shot 3-of-7 to score eight points, while grabbing a team and career-high eight rebounds in a career-high 24 minutes versus Richmond (Nov. 23) at the Cancun Challenge...Scored eight points in 17 minutes off the bench in his first career action against Dartmouth (Nov. 11). Scholastic: A 2011 graduate of the Blue Ridge School, an all boys preparatory school located in St. George, Va.…Rated as the country’s No. 145 overall recruit by Hoop Scoop and cited by ESPN.com as the No. 53 small forward prospect nationally…Named outstanding player at the Five Star Virginia camp in summer 2010…A two-time First team All-VISAA and All-Scrimmage Play selection under head coach Bill Ramsey… Averaged 15.9 points and 6.0 rebounds-per game while shooting 56 percent (143-255) in 2010-11 to help the Barons to a 26-2 overall record…Averaged 13.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a junior to help Blue Ridge to a 22-6 record and a spot in the VISAA Division 1 championship… Also played soccer for the Barons…Competed on the AAU circuit for D.C. Assault, a program which also produced former RU teammate Tyree Graham, as well as Wally Judge and Jerome Seagears. Personal: Born December 12, 1991…Son of Mamady and Saoudatou Bronke Conde…Name is pronounced muh-LEEK KOH-nee.
Courtside with Malick Kone
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Nickname: Freak Favorite Mike Rice Saying: Details One word to describe Coach Rice: Energetic It was between Rutgers and Georgetown, but I chose Rutgers because: They had the best coaches and greatest education Favorite pro sports team: Los Angeles Lakers Favorite sports movie: Love and Basketball Best holiday present: Air Jordan Childhood Idol: Ronaldo My first memory of basketball: When my mother bought my first basketball, shoes and ball If my life had a theme song, it would be: Never give up Best thing about being a RU basketball player: Family and friendships on and off the court Magazine I’d like to be on the cover of: Dime or Sports Illustrated Farthest place I’ve been from home: The United States, France, South Africa, Angola, Cape Verde If I was a superhero, my name would be: MK 13 and my power would be: To fly Most people don’t know this, but… I love soccer. If I didn’t have a Division I scholarship in basketball, I would be playing soccer. If I could have dinner with three people, they would be: Mom, Dad, Muhammad Abdul Wahhab Most played song on my iPod: I don’t have an iPod Three words to describe yourself on the court: Shoot, rebound, defense One word to describe yourself off the court: Respectful Favorite place to hang out on campus: The RAC at night Hobby outside of basketball: Calling my family, soccer Best non-athletic talent: Drawing, writing, poems Actor that would play you in a movie: Denzel Washington Favorite midnight snack: Chocolate Chips Movie that made you cry: Messenger of God Advice I’d give: Pray, never give up and believe in God
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