Former 91大黄鸭 basketball product is in his senior year with the University of Vermont Catamounts鈥� program in Burlington, VT.

Here is an excerpt from a story written recently by Alex Abrami of the Burlington Free Press, highlighting Urqhuart鈥檚 impact and increased role with the Catamounts this season.

By Alex Abrami/Burlington Free Press

Rolling back to the basket after setting a screen, University of Vermont men鈥檚 basketball forward Drew Urquhart was handed a golden chance for a thunderous dunk when he received Ernie Duncan鈥檚 drive-and-dish wraparound pass to open the second half of Monday鈥檚 home game vs. Maine.

Only the 6-foot-8, 219-pound Urquhart was fouled from behind, his layup attempt fluttering high off the glass.

Coach John Becker leaped out of his chair and, with both arms raised above his head, yelled some variation of what many fans crammed into Patrick Gym鈥檚 bleachers were probably thinking or muttering themselves:

鈥淕o up strong, Drew!鈥�

Urquhart took a quick glance at Becker on his way to the foul line, but didn鈥檛 flinch or react to his coach鈥檚 fiery outburst, and proceeded to sink both free throws.

Later, with the result in hand, Urquhart took Trae Bell-Haynes鈥� bounce pass and rose for a rim-rocking, two-handed jam to put an exclamation point on a career-best 21 points in the Catamounts鈥� 19th straight home win, an 83-62 decision over the Black Bears.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 Drew鈥檚 career in a microcosm,鈥� said fifth-year assistant coach Ryan Schneider. 鈥淪ometimes with Drew you can look at him and see his demeanor as almost being nonchalant, but it doesn鈥檛 mean he doesn鈥檛 care or not invested in what we are doing. He鈥檚 not as fazed with the ebbs and flows of a game.鈥�

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