Dejour Reaves- Grinding Through Every Level, Still Rising

The most recent Fordham MBB commit, Dejour Reaves, joins this week's episode of @Notevend2 . Dejour planned on returning to play for Iona for his final year of college basketball until an unexpected firing of his head coach occurred. After a dominant 2024-25 season averaging over 17 points per game, 1st team All-MAAC player entered the transfer portal. Reaves committed to Fordham University where he'll be playing under Coach Magpayo.Reaves dominated in high school at Corcoran, becoming the school's all-time leading scorer. Besides his success, he wasn't recruited by any Division 1 schools, which led him to attend JUCO at Trinidad State. Reaves led Trinidad State to back-to-back region titles. After JUCO, he committed to Northern Colorado where he was an all-conference player. Now preparing for a year playing in the A10, Reaves has big time goals for himself. Hear about his thoughts regarding Iona firing Tobin Anderson, what schools he was looking at before choosing Fordham, and what the future of his career looks like. This episode is available wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure to subscribe to the podcasts YouTube channel @Notevend2 for more sports content. Enjoy the episode! Sneak Peek- 00:00-00:35 NBA 1st Round Predictions- 00:35-08:03 Intro- 08:03-17:38 Getting Introduced to Islam, Playing during Ramadan- 17:38-21:34 Thoughts on Iona Firing Tobin Anderson, Relationship with Coach Anderson- 21:34-26:04Favorite Matchups in the MAAC, Playing in Iona's System- 26:04-29:57 Playing AAU for Team Swish, Recruitment out of HS, JUCO Life, Opinions on JUCO Ruling- 29:57-40:01 Break- 40:01-40:17 Memories from Northern Colorado, JUCO vs. D1, Choosing Iona- 40:17-45:53 Entering Transfer Portal, Schools Interested In (Fordham), Future for Dejour Reaves- 45:53-48:29 Rapid Fire (Best Syracuse Hoopers Growing Up, Top 3 Movies, Favorite TA Story)- 48:29-52:56Starting 5: Best Teammates- 52:56-54:24 Outro- 54:24-54:54