| Shagari Alleyne Interview |
| Shagari will be the starting center next year at Rice and he currently plays for the New York Ravens 17u team. |
| KM: How tall are you and how much do you weigh? |
| SA: I'm 7 foot 2 inches tall and I weigh 230 lbs. |
| KM: What is your birthdate? |
| SA: 1/14/84 |
| KM: What hand do you shoot with? |
| SA: I shoot with my right hand |
| KM: Do you always shoot with your right hand around the basket? |
| SA: I shoot with either hand around the basket |
| KM: What is your favorite shot to take? |
| SA: The jump hook |
| KM: What do you think is tougher AAU or High School ball? Why? |
| SA: A.A.U ball in my opinion is much tougher than high school ball because the best players from around the city are on one team. |
| KM: How did your AAU team do this Spring? |
| SA: We did pretty well it seems like every tournament we were in we lost in the championship. |
| KM: What player have you played against do you most want to play with? |
| SA: Kenny Adeleke |
| KM: Why? |
| SA: He is the best fundamental forward/center i've seen in a while |
| SA: Who would you like to play against in the future? (This is Shagari's own question that he felt contained information that is important to the viewers.) |
| SA: I would like to play against 7 foot Tyson Chandler from Dominguez High school I California I hear he's real good and I hear he's real good and i want to see how good he really is. He might even go to the N.B.A out of high school |
| KM: Speaking of which, would you consider doing that? |
| SA: No I would spend at least 2-3 years in college first then test the waters by then I will be at the peak of my game and fully developed. |
| KM: What tournament(s) are you looking forward to the most this summer? |
| SA: The Big Time tourney in Las vegas and the A.A.U Nationals in Orlando Florida |
| KM: What's your most memorable game individual wise and team wise? |
| SA: My most memorable game team wise was when Rice beat Bishop Loughlin in the semifinals of the C.H.S.A.A Playoffs. My most memorable game individual wise was when I had 26 on Riverside Church last year in Nike Riverside |
| KM: How good do you think your school will be next year? |
| SA: I think we will be real good next year we have a lot of talent coming in . I also think we will recapture the crown |
| KM: What games are you looking forward to? |
| SA: I am looking forward to playing St. Rays and Dominguez in California who has the 7 footer Tyson Chandler |
| KM: What do you think is the key to Rice being succesful next year? |
| SA: The key to Rice being successful is summed up in two words: hardwork and teamwork, and one more word attitude |
| KM: Do you feel any single player playing well will be most important to the teams success? |
| SA: No because there's no I in team and no one player can do it by themselves it takes a team to win. |
| KM: What camp(s) are you going to this summer? |
| SA: as of now i am not sure |
| KM: What schools are sending you letters? |
| SA: Clemson, Cincinatti, Seton Hall, St. Johns, Iowa State, Florida State, Uconn, Georgetown |
| KM: Do you have an early list? |
| SA: Temple, Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky |
| KM: What is your average in school? |
| SA: 78.3 |
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| This interview was conducted on 6/25 |