No player has made a bigger impact on the NCAA tournament than Markquis Nowell, the Kansas State undersized point guard who returns home to New York City and Madison Square Garden.
Like few positions in sports, the New York City point guard carries a distinct aura. “You do have a different type of swag playing out here,” said Michigan State point guard Tyson Walker, who played at Christ the King against Nowell. “You just got to be tough. You got a different type of finesse with you.”“He embodies every part of it,” said Chris Chavannes, who coached Nowell in high school. “They’re dynamic. They’re tough.
Chavannes came to understand where Nowell’s drive came from. Nowell once explained to Chavannes that when he was younger, a building fire had forced his family into temporary homelessness. For a time, Nowell slept in Central Park and used public facilities to shower. “Mentally, he’s bigger than a lot of people on the court,” Cruz said. “There are a lot of guys that are tall. He can sense that if there’s a mental midget on the court, it’s over.”
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