Jersey Forward Discusses Future

MORGANTOWN, W.V. -- High flying Qa'rraan Calhoun has never been known as an accomplished shooter, but the 6-foot-7 St. John's-bound forward showed on Friday at the Triple S Harley Davidson Jam Fest that he wasn't afraid to hoist it from deep in a pressure situation.

However, Qa'rraan Calhoun misfired on a deep trey, and his New Jersey Trailblazers fell 57-54 to the Queen City Prophets in an entertaining pool play game on Friday afternoon.

"I thought it was going in -- it looked good when it left my hand," he said. "Maybe if I had stepped into the shot a little more, but hey, you win some, you lose some."

Calhoun showed that he is still a terrific athlete capable of finishing plays around the rim in traffic. He had perhaps the finest dunk of the day when he flew in for a one handed follow slam during the second half of the loss to Queen City.

St. John's Asst. Coach Chuck Martin was on hand to witness the play, which sent oohs and ahs around the rec center on the West Virginia University campus.

"St. John's has been coming to a lot of my games," Calhoun said. "I like St. John's, the coaching staff, the players, I think it's a good situation for me."

"It's a small campus, so I don't have to worry about getting to class," he continued. "With coach and everyone right there, that will be a big help."

Before Calhoun sets foot on the St. John's campus, of course, he'll need to send some time at the prep school level. While rumors swirled that Calhoun would need two years at a prep school to spruce up his transcripts, he said on Friday that he plans on spending just one year at tiny St. Thomas More in Connecticut. He said he's already been accepted there and will enroll in the fall.

During Friday's game, Calhoun did hit a three pointer, but he still shows signs that he's more of a power forward prospect than a wing forward. Either way, it doesn't make much difference to him.

"I think St. John's recruited me to play both the three and four positions," he explained. "But if they need me to play the four, I will play the four."