The fight of Keiser Seahawks forward Quinton Glaspie
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Making the step from bench player to starter offers a jolt to the system. There’s no escaping the excitement from the promotion but it also presents the athlete with a doubt bubble. Anxiety seeds could flourish overnight whereby questions of self-worth rise to the surface, ultimately culminating in the classic theory, developed by physiologist Walter Cannon, of whether to fight or flee. After his opening game performance for the Keiser University Seahawks against Voorhees College, Quinton Glaspie is ready to fight.
The 6-foot-5 forward scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had an assist and a steal to round off an impressive starting performance. He played for 25 minutes, which was third most for the team, and practically lived on the charity stripe. Glaspie took the most team free throws (9) and had a 77.8 free throw percentage. That might resonate as a low free throw shooting percentage, but he only missed two from the nine taken. It was also a decent field goal efficiency outing for him as he shot seven and only missed three. Not the stellar numbers you would expect from your starting forward but, also, not the worst.
In fact, for players who took five shots or more, he had the third-best field goal percentage at 57.1, which is an improvement from last season’s numbers where Glaspie shot 50.7% from the field. He also improved his scoring from the 2020-21 season, where he averaged 9.3 points and had 6.2 rebounds per game. While he had a season best of 20 points against Georgetown in the NAIA National Tournament, it doesn’t dispute the claim that Glaspie has improved tremendously.
There’s a lot of basketball to be played, but so far, Glaspie is comfortable in his starting role. Even if he did start 26 of the 30 games he appeared in, there’s always a lingering feeling that he could be pulled from the role at any given game. Which is why he’s determined to remain a valued asset to the Seahawks. He’s on a mission to repeat last season’s feat of collecting the most offensive rebounds and the most rebounds in general. His goal started off strongly by being the team’s second-joint rebound grabber against Voorhees College with eight, three shy of his season best from last year.
Glaspie is a hardworking athlete. If you take a thorough look at his numbers from season to season, you will witness a significant improvement in his shooting, rebounding and defensive categories. He’s exactly the type of player coaches love to have on their team and who diehard fans want to cheer for. Glaspie has the attitude of someone who wants to fight for his place, who wants to perform at a high level and who wants to contribute in delivering a championship.
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