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Getting to Know: Marquez Haynes

Written by Stephen Peters, The Shorthorn sports editor

Thursday, 29 January 2009 08:37 PM

Junior guard Marquez Haynes (The Shorthorn; Andrew Buckley)

After a tough start to the season in which the junior guard scored a total of 18 points and shot 2-of-9 in his first two Maverick games, Marquez Haynes has come on strong lately, giving 20-point performances on a regular basis.

Haynes sat down with The Shorthorn to talk about his previous stent in the Atlantic Coast Conference, his fantasy pick-up game and gives the real reason he’s back in Texas.

What is your mentality right before tip-off?
Right before tip-off? Kill — that’s it. Just very focused. I try to stay loose but right before tip-off — all business.

What is it like playing with a high school teammate again (Tommy Moffitt)?
Oh it’s pretty fun. You always have that one person that you’re close with. You know, anytime something is going wrong, I can kind of look at him. It’s pretty comforting.

There’s speculation around campus as to why you came back from Boston College. It’s your turn to set the record straight. Why are you here?
I guess I hear a lot, like, I wasn't playing and a lot of other stuff. But to set the record straight, I was playing 20 minutes a game at BC. The reason I’m back because at BC, they wanted me to fit into one certain role and I felt like I was a better basketball player than they felt I was. I played up there, but it kind of wasn’t what I was looking for.

If there’s one player you could play one-on-one with, ever, who would it be?
I’m going to go with Kobe [Bryant]. That’s my favorite, so I’ll have to go with him. So I can test my game against Kobe.

Is that why you wear 24 in practice?
That’s exactly why I wear 24 in practice.

How many points, in a game to 11, do you think you’d score on him?
Eleven. [Laughs] I’ve got to, it’s my only shot at him.
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