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McGuire picks the U: Miami, not Minnesota
Minneapolis Roosevelt's Suriya McGuire decided she wanted to play out of state.

By DAVID La VAQUE, Star Tribune

Minneapolis Roosevelt senior Suriya McGuire might not be a well-known basketball player locally, but schools around the country lobbied for her skills.

McGuire recently gave the University of Miami (Fla.) a verbal commitment, choosing the Hurricanes over Kansas, Texas Southern and Southern California. The Gophers showed interest, she said, but McGuire had no intention of sticking around.

"I didn't want to stay in Minnesota," she said. "I wanted to move around, see more things and experience life."

McGuire, the No. 16-ranked player in the ESPN HoopGurlz Hundred, is a 5-10 guard who can dribble and penetrate. Bill Larson, who coached McGuire on the North Tartan AAU team, said she has improved her game by developing a more steady outside shooting touch. She averaged 13.3 points per game last season.

"She doesn't have to get to the rim to score anymore," he said.

McGuire's Roosevelt teammate Shakila Boler previously made a verbal commitment to Texas Southern. With two Division I players leading the Teddies this season, McGuire is confident the team will make people take notice.

"People might still look at us as underdogs because we haven't been a dominant team for a while," she said. "But it's really changed. We're going to make a statement, and I think some people are going to be shocked."

Now just in case you didn't know that article is about my daughter... Suriya McGuire! Yes, she is a BALLER! Words can not express how PROUD I am of her for her dedication and hard work! She's constantly working to improve her game! And of course, working hard in the class room as well... which is no easy task being that she has a learning disability. That makes me admire her even more because she never thought of it as a disability.... She thought she just learned differently.
I've always felt, as I've taught her, whatever you do- you get out of it... what you put in it! Its okay to do just enough to get by..... but why not do your best and be the best you can be?