(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Four former Columbia Heights players tearing up the basketball court in Iowa
Quentin Hardrict, Christian Kelly, Wendell Matthews and Deundra Roberson, who helped the Hylanders take second in the Class 3A boys' basketball state tournament last season, led North Iowa Area Community College to success this season.
March 20, 2019 at 11:28PM
Time for some "Where are they now?" hardwood edition.
Columbia Heights, runnerup in the Class 3A boys' basketball state tournament last season, sent four players -- Quentin Hardrict, Christian Kelly, Wendell Matthews and Deundra Roberson -- to North Iowa Area Community College.
The freshmen quartet carried the No. 7-ranked Trojans to their first NJCAA Region XI title game since 1995.
Hardrict and Roberson were both first-team Region XI selections. Hardrict averaged 15.5 points per game and led the team with 161 assists. Roberson averaged 16.6 points per game and led the Trojans with 65 3-point goals and 64 steals.
Matthews was a second-team all-region pick.
Back in January, the Globe Gazette featured the quartet.
And to think, just a year ago, they led the upset of six-time defending champion DeLaSalle in the semifinals.
Not bad for a group of players unable to garner all-state selection.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
