Education must always come first. Marquise Lanier, an eighth grader at Bay Creek Middle School and a member of the Atlanta Select 15u Boys Team WHITE, excels in the classroom. This 6'2", 160 lbs student athlete has a 3.8 GPA and stays on the Honor Roll. He realizes that his parents and Atlanta Select policies are that if you do not make good grades, you cannot play basketball for his school or Atlanta Select.
That's no problem for Marquise, thus, he is playing basketball for his school, averaging 20 ppg's, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 7 rebounds and 8 assists per game. His Free Throw percentage is 90% and his shots percentages equal 55%. During the summer he plays with the best against the best as a key player on the his Atlanta Select team.
We know a quiet, special smile came across the face and in the heart of his parents Wallace and Nichelle) as they watch him make his first prime time "dunk" in a game. Thus, he has elevated his game to another level. The word is -- "You need to watch this kid".
Kudos to this true student athlete. Go Marquise.
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