Pirates Sign Derrick Quansah to NLI | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    GREENVILLE, N.C.     Derrick Quansah (pronounced "kwahn-zuh"), a seven-foot center from Ghana, has signed a National Letter-of-Intent to attend and play basketball at East Carolina University in 2020-21 announced head coach Joe Dooley on Wednesday.

    Quansah, who also goes by FiFii, moved to the United States in 2016 and attended Village Christian Academy in Fayetteville, N.C. for three seasons before enrolling at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., for the 2019-20 academic year.

    "We're very excited about [Derrick] and his potential," Dooley said. "He's a young player in terms of experience, but he's a fast-twitch guy that changes shots around the rim and can run. He's been very well-coached between Dwayne West and the Garner Road AAU program and Kurtis Darden (Village Christian) and onto Lee Martin at Hargrave.

    "He's got a very high ceiling. He's going to have to get stronger, but he's already changed his body quite a bit. I think this year at Hargrave he'll continue to develop because he'll play against such high level players every day. The way he runs and jumps, with his youth, I think the sky's the limit."

    With a 7-4 wingspan, Quansah helped Village Christian Academy reach the finals of the 2019 NCISAA 3-A playoffs.

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