{"id":796,"date":"2019-09-13T00:43:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T00:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/09\/13\/2019912pickneys-size-is-welcomed-to-bobcat-basketball\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:29:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:29:15","slug":"2019912pickneys-size-is-welcomed-to-bobcat-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/09\/13\/2019912pickneys-size-is-welcomed-to-bobcat-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickney\u2019s Size is Welcomed to Bobcat Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake Ziegler<\/strong> <\/p>\n

HAMDEN – There\u2019s one player on the Quinnipiac men\u2019s basketball team that stands above all. Freshman center Seth Pickney\u2019s height from Warminster, Pennsylvania measures at 7-feet-1 inch, the only Bobcat on the roster whose height reaches and eclipses the 7-foot mark. <\/p>\n

Despite his giant character, he considers himself an approachable, welcoming person.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Freshman center Seth Pickney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cMost people think that I\u2019m mean just because I\u2019m tall, but I\u2019m actually a really nice person,\u201d Pickney said. \u201cPeople think \u2018Oh, he\u2019s tall so people must ask him all the time how tall he is, so he\u2019s always angry.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Pickney has an abnormal wingspan, extending up to 7-feet-8-inches. He believes that this physical characteristic can be used to his and the team\u2019s advantage on the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think defensively, I can bring a lot to the team,\u201d Pickney said. \u201cI have a 7\u20196\u201d \u2013 7\u20198\u2019\u2019 wingspan, so I feel like blocking shots and my presence on defense is going to help the team a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Sophomore Guard Tyree Pickron<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Pickney will be reunited with a familiar face at from high school at Archbishop Wood Catholic, sophomore guard Tyree Pickron. Pickron and Pickney would often connect with each other in their high school days for alley-oop plays.<\/p>\n

Pickron compared Pickney\u2019s personality on the court versus off the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s very different. On the court, he\u2019s focused and determined,\u201d Pickney said. \u201cAs a person, he\u2019s just laid back and chill.\u201d<\/p>\n

If basketball never became Pickney\u2019s top passion, both Pickney and Pickron referenced a back-up plan. Pickron chuckled and said he\u2019d be an \u201caverage rapper.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot of interests in music and art and stuff like that, so it\u2019d probably be in that field,\u201d Pickney said.<\/p>\n

Pickney left a message for Bobcat nation, \u201cStay tuned and come to watch our games.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jake Ziegler  HAMDEN – There\u2019s one player on the Quinnipiac men\u2019s basketball team that stands above all. Freshman center Seth Pickney\u2019s height from Warminster, Pennsylvania measures at 7-feet-1 inch, the only Bobcat on the roster whose height reaches and eclipses the 7-foot mark.  Despite his giant character, he considers himself an approachable, welcoming person. Freshman … Continue reading Pickney\u2019s Size is Welcomed to Bobcat Basketball<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[236],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-qnn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=796"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1861,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/796\/revisions\/1861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}