Athletics Roundup
Men’s Basketball Alums Making their Mark in D-I
The Men’s Basketball program is committed to creating baccalaureate scholarship opportunities for its players. The Athletics Program works hard to ensure its best players are scouted and recruited by Division-I programs, which allows them to complete an undergraduate degree on a full ride. So how have some recent program grads been faring?
PAULY PAULICAP ’17 is now playing in the Big East for DePaul and has been characterized as “a player to watch.” While playing for Manhattan College last season, he was considered one of the MAAC’s best defenders, Paulicap put up 10.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game. A graduate transfer, Paulicap could be a key member of DePaul’s front-court rotation because of his experience with Harcum and Manhattan Colleges. Fans of Paulicap’s may not realize the 6’ 8” forward is a late-comer to basketball having never played varsity ball until his junior year of high school. DePaul opened its 2020–21 season in December. During his first seven games as a Blue Demon, Paulicap averaged 6.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and a Field Goal percentage of 58.1. Guard MYRON GORDON ’18 was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Week in
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December 2020, after two backto-back high-scoring games. As a Samford Bulldog, he is averaging 15.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists. All-American DOM LONDON ’20, who became the sixth player in Harcum men’s basketball history to surpass 1,000 career points, is playing for Florida Gulf Coast University. On December 18, London hit a game-high 22 points, boosting the Eagles’ to a 112-point win, the fifth most points in FGCU’s Division I program history. When VALDIR MANUEL ’20 left Harcum in 2020, he had earned himself a berth as twelfth all-time in scoring with 769 points, third in rebounds (504), and fourth in career blocked shots (107). Manuel helped the Bears to a 26-5
record in 2019-20. In August 2020, the 6’10” forward began his career as a New Mexico Lobo. Thus far, in his first season playing in the Mountain West Conference, he is averaging 6.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, and has a field goal percentage of 43.
