BY MIKE SCANDURA
A
S PROFICIENT AS GUARD Mal-
colm Brogdon is on the basketball
court, he's twice as modest off it.
When the redshirt fourth-year was
selected as one of 22 players to par-
ticipate in the training camp for the U.S. team that
will play in the 2015 Pan American Games, his re-
action was not surprising for those that know him.
"That's a very humbling experience to be se-
lected and to be thought of as one of the best play-
ers in college basketball," he said. "That's another
way God has given me an opportunity. I want to do
the best I can."
That Brogdon has done the "best" he can during
his tenure at Virginia is best exemplified by the
following:
• He was named UVa's Male Athlete of the Year
(by the school and Cavalier Corner).
• He was voted a consensus second-team All-
American.
• He led the Cavaliers in scoring (14.0 points per
game) and free throw shooting (87.9 percent).
• He scored a career-high 25 points against North
Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
Since Brogdon received a medical redshirt ear-
lier in his career, he could have opted to enter the
2015 NBA Draft. In retrospect, that was the furthest
thing from his mind.
"I didn't think I had done all I could in college,"
he explained. "When you have a team that's special
and a special coach [Tony Bennett], that's what you
do. Plus, I wanted to get my master's degree.
"I've had a great experience at Virginia, and I
wanted to finish what I started here."
Brogdon has nearly completed that master's in
public policy. NBA aside, he already knows what
he plans to do with that advanced degree.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
HUNGRY
& HUMBLE
Malcolm Brogdon Is Accomplished
On And Off The Court But Not Done Yet
