This story appears in SLAM 254.
Rasheer Fleming is a self-proclaimed “late bloomer,” but that doesn’t mean the work started recently. Nah, the 6-9 junior out at Saint Joseph’s has been grinding away at his craft since he was moving from Tennessee to Kentucky to New Jersey as a kid. Consistency has been the key no matter the scenario. So when opportunity rang last season, the now two-time captain leaned on the work that has led to a perfect harmony of thunderous dunks, unlimited boards and shots routinely being sent into the seventh row.
The breakout forward touting a 7-5 wingspan has taken over the A-10 with a quickness. As of this writing, he’s the only DI player this season to record 20 dunks and 20 threes, netting more than 40 percent of his shots from downtown. He collected back-to-back 26-pieces in December and posted 16 points, 20 rebounds and 3 steals in a single-digit loss to the Texas Longhorns. On any given night, he’s putting up 16.1 points, 9.1 boards, 1.8 steals and 1.5 blocks.
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