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One on One With Malcolm Pope

By: James Mulcahy

What does your list of colleges look like right now?
Illinois, Albany, Drexel, George Washington, and a few others.

Do you have any favorites?
No favorites yet.

When do you plan on choosing a college?
I hope to have my decision before the end of June .

Who is your favorite college basketball coach?
Bruce Weber and Coach K.

Who was your favorite college basketball team growing up?
Its between St. John's and North Carolina.

Who is your favorite NBA player?
Kobe Bryant all the way.

What player or player's do you compare your game to?
Mike Bibby and Chauncey Billups are the two I model my game after.

What part of college life do you look forward to most?
Playing in front of the huge crowds and hopefully hearing Dick Vitale talking about me.

Who is the best player you've played against?
A kid named Eric Price or Keydren Clark that went to St. Peter's last year.

What do you feel is your #1 accomplishment in your basketball career so far?
Being invited to the Adidas Superstar Camp and being named Streets & Smith Pre-Season All-American honorable mention as a senior even though I reclassified to a junior.

What are some of your goals for the future?
To help whatever college I play for go as far as possible during March Madness and make it to the NBA.

If you had to rank the top 5 players in the 2007 class what would your rankings look like?
OJ Mayo, Mike Beasley, Corey Fisher, Kevin Love, and Derrick Rose.

How did your senior season go and what were your stats?
Well I reclassified to a junior this year and played a different role so my stats were: 12.5 ppg, 9.2 apg, 4.4 rpg, and 2 spg.

Nike, Reebok, or Adidas?
Adidas without a doubt.

Who is the biggest role model in your life and why?
My dad, because he put the ball in my hands at a very young age and kept me motivated to become the player I am becoming now.