Birima Seck isn’t trying to shed “the freshman 15” like some of his fellow University of New Mexico students who are experiencing the college life for the first time.
In fact, the 6-foot-11 UNM freshman forward on the Lobo basketball team is open to suggestions on how he can add some weight to the rail-thin, 187-pound frame he showed up with over the summer from Dream City Christian prep school in Glendale, Arizona.
“I sneak protein powder into his oatmeal,” said teammate Gethro Muscadin, the 6-10 Kansas transfer who teammates agree is the best chef on the team and who regularly makes meals for his teammates.