The 6-foot-4 budding star had 16 points in the loss to the Irish for the conference title and earned most outstanding player of the Bridgeport regional.

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The budding footballer, actor and musician had recently met England footballer Rio Ferdinand and posted a photograph with the star on Facebook.

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