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Know Your Knights: Oskar Palmquist
Mar 31 | Men's Basketball
PISCATAWAY – Oskar Palmquist was the second signee in Rutgers' 2020 class that also features fellow frontcourt players Dean Reiber and Mawot Mag. A native of Kinna, Sweden, Palmquist was a member of his country's U-20 national team and competed stateside at Central Pointe Christian Academy in Kissimmee, Fla., before enrolling for the spring 2020 semester.
"Oskar is a 6'8 versatile, athletic and tough player with a tremendous basketball IQ," said head coach Steve Pikiell on the date of Palmquist's National Letter of Intent announcement. "The combination of his skill set and work ethic excites us greatly. He is a member of the Swedish national team and his experience competing at the international level has prepared him well to come in and compete in the Big Ten. His athleticism and ability to shoot the ball are really exciting to us with his ability to score at all three levels."
This past semester, Palmquist redshirted and gained valuable practice experience during a record-setting season that saw the Scarlet Knights earn their first national ranking in 41 years, first 20-win regular season in 37 years, and most conference victories in 29 years. He will see his first collegiate action as a 20-year-old freshman for the Scarlet Knights in 2020-21.
Know Your Scarlet Knights: Oskar Palmquist
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"Oskar is a 6'8 versatile, athletic and tough player with a tremendous basketball IQ," said head coach Steve Pikiell on the date of Palmquist's National Letter of Intent announcement. "The combination of his skill set and work ethic excites us greatly. He is a member of the Swedish national team and his experience competing at the international level has prepared him well to come in and compete in the Big Ten. His athleticism and ability to shoot the ball are really exciting to us with his ability to score at all three levels."
This past semester, Palmquist redshirted and gained valuable practice experience during a record-setting season that saw the Scarlet Knights earn their first national ranking in 41 years, first 20-win regular season in 37 years, and most conference victories in 29 years. He will see his first collegiate action as a 20-year-old freshman for the Scarlet Knights in 2020-21.
Know Your Scarlet Knights: Oskar Palmquist
| I chose Rutgers because: | I felt like Rutgers was a perfect fit for me to develop both on and off the court. I'm surrounded by good people here. I loved coach Pikiell and the entire coaching staff, which made the choice easy. |
| I learned while redshirting this past semester that: | You must manage your time wisely |
| One word to describe Coach Pikiell: | Hype |
| One word to describe the RAC: | Scary |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Joey Downes |
| Best player I ever competed against | Luka Samanic |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: | The RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center |
| The person I most admire is: | My grandma |
| If I wasn't playing basketball, I'd be: | A coach |
| Favorite professional athlete: | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| Favorite professional sports team: | My local soccer club IF Elfsborg |
| One word to describe myself on the court: | Smart |
| One word to describe myself off the court: | Funny |
| Few people know that I: | Love fishing |
| Person who had the greatest influence on my athletics career: | My high school coach Michael Bree |
| I started playing basketball because: | My parents both played, and I liked it |
| Favorite cereal: | Reese's Puffs |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | The Harry Potter series |
| The best actor to play me in a movie is: | Dolph Lundgren |
| Favorite musician/group: | J. Cole |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | It's probably a Swedish song called "Här kommer alla känslorna" by Per Gessle when I was very young |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a winning medal at: | Sleeping |
| Famous people I have met include: | Ron Harper Jr. |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game: | I always take a shower before games |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: | Count Dracula |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | Zanzibar, Tanzania |
| The website I visit most often is: | Youtube.com |
| My favorite teacher was: | My mentor Marcus Elzer in grades four through six |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car, it would be: | Black |
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