A Los Angeles native. An SEC champion heptathlete for a mother. The highest measured vertical leap in Duke basketball history (46 inches). Yup, it's only fitting for Cassius Stanley to set the bar high for his career ahead.
Last week, after averaging 12.6 rebounds and 4.9 rebounds in his one-and-done hop through Durham and landing on the All-ACC Freshman Team, Stanley announced his decision to cash in his talents at the next level. As a player, of course. For now, anyway.
As the 6-foot-6, 215-pound shooting guard explained this week in an in-depth chat with HoopsHype reporter Bryan Kalbrosky, he'll be shooting for one lofty position when his playing days are behind him:
"Towards the back end of my career, I definitely want to get back to Duke and finish out [my degree].