Quincy Diggs (198-F-1990, college: Akron, agency: Mansfield and Associates) is a 33 year old 198cm forward that is a professional player since 2015. He has played in countries like Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, and Switzerland. He began his basketball career at Plano high school and then played at the University of New Orleans and Akron amassing a total of 129 games. He recently took part at the Eisbaeren Bremerhaven 20 year anniversary game and gave germanhoops.com an interview.
Thanks Quincy for talking to germanhoops.com. Where are you at the moment and how is basketball life treating you?
At the moment I’m preparing for the next season of 3×3 in Serbia and basketball been treating me ok and want to accomplish more.
You last played in Switzerland and Hungary last season but currently have no team. Is your career on hold?
My career is waiting for an opportunity to play at a high level league and doing 3×3 in the summer.
Last season seemed to be a tough one for you. How has the market been this season compared to the 2 years during Covid?
For me it’s been about winning I’ve been able to prove that I can’t compete at a high level against euroleague, euro cup, and bcl etc etc but for me I haven’t been on winning teams or making it to playoffs so it’s hard to build your stock and show your worth. My individual qualities can compete against anybody but if your not winning during the season it doesn’t matter in Europe period.
You recently returned back to Bremerhaven to play in the 20 year anniversary game. With what kind of feelings did you return back to Bremerhaven?
Feelings came back for sure and felt good to back in the arena and to be appreciated by the fans. Won some tough games in that arena and I fought each and every time I was on that court.
What was it like seeing all these guys back? There were some guys you had never seen before while other guys you knew?
For me I’ve always been able to play with anybody due to my personality. I’m not a selfish guy on the court or off the court so I wasn’t worried about who I was playing with or didn’t know because it was an fun event and some competing
Talk a little about the game. How was the game for you? You must have been one of the better guys in shape?
Yea I’ve been working out preparing for the upcoming season so I felt good out there of course and the game was very competitive and mostly fun for me I didn’t like that we lost but I had to remember it was for fun.
Torrell Martin had an incredible game with 33 points despite being retired since 2015. Did it seem like he could still have been playing?
That guy is full of Energy and I can see why the fans loved him he showed so much enthusiasm during the game and also off the court that it is truly amazing.
He stays very much in shape and is going towards 40. Does a guy like that motivate you to continue to stay fit and live healthy?
For me I want to play basketball until my legs don’t work anymore and to see that he’s almost 40 and doing that just makes me smile and makes me think I can do the same as well.
How was the bonding with players and ex teammates. Was there a player that you really enjoyed talking to most?
I enjoyed them all I only knew Terrell and some of the others but the other guys that I didn’t know was nothing but respect for them.
Was there a special play that you will remember most from the game?
I remember catching an alley op but instead of dunking it I did a layup back in my young days I would’ve dunk it lol
You played 1 season with the Eisbaeren as the team finished in 12th place. How do you remember that season?
The season for me was a learning season and a season where I got to compete against two euro leagues teams and it felt good to be playing in the BBL and showing my skills but unfortunately we didn’t win enough games to make it to the playoffs. But I learned a lot from Sebastian and the assistant coach and it was a good learning experience for me playing in a high league
You had some veterans like Harper Kamp and Ivan Elliot. How instrumental were they for you as you were just in your second season?
Harper was a good leader me and him had a couple head butts during the season but at the end of the day I learned a lot from his leadership and Ivan was a great teammate on the court and off the court and it felt good learning from those guys and having them telling me that I’m a big part of this team.
You had many great games that season against Frankfurt and Oldenburg and helped beat Alba Berlin. What was your fondest memory on the court in a Eisbaeren jersey?
For me it was going against Bamberg who was Euroleague at the time and I was very motivated those games to prove that I can play at an even higher level but unfortunately both games were neck and neck and lost both.
Do you still follow your ex team? How tough is it to see them toil in the second league?
I follow mostly all my teammates because off the court it was good chemistry and to see them and second league it’s very unfortunate but hopefully they can work their way back up
Now that Lebron James became the NBA all-time leading scorer, is he now the real goat?
MJ THE REAL GOAT 6 rings two 3peats and he took a break from the NBA and still dominated. LeBron will be the goat in my book if he has six rings with all the other stuff he accomplished. LeBron is a goat but the real goat is MJ.
Thanks Quincy for the chat.
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