Prospect spotlight: Trey Quartlebaum (2019)
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Growing up around the game, Lawrence 2019 guard Trey Quartlebaum knows what it takes to be successful on the hardwood. A standout 6’1 shooting guard, Quartlebaum is the son of Kansas University assistant coach Fred Quartlebaum and…
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Continue ReadingLAWRENCE, Kan. — Growing up around the game, Lawrence 2019 guard Trey Quartlebaum knows what it takes to be successful on the hardwood.
A standout 6’1 shooting guard, Quartlebaum is the son of Kansas University assistant coach Fred Quartlebaum and says he has grown up in the gym, learning the game and has gotten to know some of college basketball’s premier players.
“I’ve been around basketball my whole life and it’s helped my game a lot,” he said. “It’s helped my basketball IQ so I know how to make the right plays.
“And it’s also pretty cool to be around the players and that they know me.”
A knock-down perimeter shooter that plays tough basketball and is willing to whatever he can to help his team, Quartlebaum spent the offseason competing for KC Run GMC and says he was foxed on playing fast and being a more active defender.
This season he has stepped into a varsity role for a deep and talented Lawrence squad competing alongside two of his KC Run GMC teammates.
“As a team we play together, play our roles and our goal is to win state,” he said. “Individually, I just play hard and focus on defense and rebounding. If I do that then everything else in my game just comes to me.”
Not surprisingly, Trey says his father has been the biggest influence on his basketball career to date.
“He’s around the best players in the country everyday so he knows what it takes to play there,” Quartlebaum said. “He helps and prepares me to play at that level.”
A fan of Russell Westbook and Steph Curry, Quartlebaum says he appreciates how aggressive Westbrook plays and Curry’s combination of moves.
“I like how Steph can use a variety of moves to get his shot off,” he said. “I try to combine Westbrook’s aggressive mentality and Curry’s ball handling into my game.”
Although he currently does not hold any offers, Quartlebaum has heard from several NCAA Division I programs already, including Stanford, Denver and the Naval Academy.