Three years of college have completely flown by for 6’10 Pitt Center Gary McGhee. Entering into his senior season, he couldn’t be more ready to lead his team to another successful year! Gary, being 1 out of 3 captains on the team this year for the Panthers is excited to let all his leadership skills and hard work pay off on the court! With having an extremely busy summer due to traveling for basketball, Gary is finally back at the University of Pittsburg and ready to do his thing.
Earlier in the summer, Gary attended the Amare Stoudamire Camp which was held in Chicago, IL at Attack Athletics, which is owned by the famous Tim Grover; Michael Jordan’s former trainer and many current NBA players as well. Gary also attended the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron, OH as well earlier in the summer.
However, the whole University of Pitt Men’s Basketball team did something very impressive this summer. They traveled to Ireland in which they stayed for 12 total days. Not only was it an opportunity of a lifetime for them that many other teams around the country didn’t get to do, but the Pitt hoop squad also played while they were over there and went 6-0; didn’t lose a game!
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That’s a PERFECT way to build team chemistry in the off-season. Now all they have to do is carry their success over to this upcoming season; which they are confident that they will!
I was asking Gary how basketball has been good to him in life and what has it allowed him to learn and he told me “He has learned how to face adversity and how to react to it when it arises. It also has helped him make a lot of friends that he wouldn’t have normally been able to meet and also has allowed him to travel many different places”; like Ireland.
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I could talk about basketball all day long, however, the point that I want to stress to you is how great of an individual Gary truly is. Outside of basketball, he is definitely a man of great character. He values God and Family first before anything else and realizes without them, nothing would be possible.
His favorite quote is “Adversity breaks some people, for others it helps them break records.” That completely fits Gary’s life with the ups and downs that he has gone through. However, the ending fits because he has and will continue to overcome any obstacle that arises in his life!
If you want to look into the future, I can tell you this: You will either see Gary playing professional basketball in the NBA, overseas, or even being a sports broadcaster. He will soon have the communications major, and that is a dream job he would like to pursue after basketball. Regardless, I’d say here in a few years, GARY MCGHEE will be on a television near you!
-Mylan Murphy
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