With two countries and three schools on his résumé, Emilien has grinded his way to Maryland.
When Canadian forward Patrick Emilien committed to Maryland on June 8, not many people expected the Western Michigan and St. Francis (NY) transfer to change the complexion of Maryland men’s basketball’s 2022-23 roster.
Heck, even opposing coaches may not give the fifth-year journeyman any respect.
“Look, with all due respect to certain people, Patrick Emilien was playing for St. Francis in Brooklyn, my high school was bigger, last year,” UCLA head coach Mick Cronin said following his team’s drubbing of the Terps on Dec.