Central Michigan University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Quentin Heady
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Sauk Village, Ill.
- High School:
- Hillcrest H.S.
- Previous School:
- South Suburban College (Ill.).
CAREER
Transferred to Central Michigan prior to the 2024-25 season after playing one season at the junior college level.
2024-25
As a sophomore, saw action in 23 games with nine starts at forward … averaged 4.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 11.6 minutes played per game … scored 100 points with 44 rebounds and seven blocked shots … shot 54.3 percent (38-70) from the floor and 61.5 percent (24-39) from the free throw line … pulled down 20 offensive rebounds … reached double figure scoring two times on the year … finished with six points (3-4 FG) with two rebounds and a career-high two assists at Ball State (3/4) … scored a career-high 17 points (8-12 FG) with four rebounds and a career-high three steals in a career-high 27 minutes vs. Ball State (1/21) … made first career start, scored two points vs. Eastern Michigan (1/14) … scored seven points (3-6 FT) with three rebounds and three steals vs. Cleary (12/30) … scored a then-career-high 11 points (3-4 FG) vs. Purdue-Northwest (12/1) … scored seven points (2-4 FG), hit 3-3 free throws with three rebounds, and two steals vs. Central State (11/20) … saw first career game action with two minutes at George Mason (11/13).
2023-24 AT SOUTH SUBURBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
As a freshman, played one season at South Suburban Community College for head coach John Pigatti … named to the Region IV First Team All-American team … earned District All-Tournament team honors … also earned National NJCAA All-Tournament Team accolades … led the Bulldogs to a 34-3 overall record, the NJCAA Division II Midwest District A championship, No. 3 regular season national ranking, and national title game appearance … the Bulldogs were defeated in the title game by National Park College, 84-79 … averaged 15.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists per game while shooting 59.6 percent (227-381) from the floor and 66.5 percent (117-176) from the free throw line in 37 games played and 32 games started … played in 25.0 minutes per game and finished the year with 44 blocks and 73 steals … scored 20 or more points 11 times and reached double figure scoring in 31 contests … scored 21 points (7-10 FG) vs. Madison … finished with 21 points (8-11 FG) vs. Kankakee … scored 24 points (11-17 FG) at Bryant and Stratton College (Wis.) … totaled 21 points (9-12 FG) vs. Bosco Institute … finished with 20 points (9-13 FG) at Waubonsee … totaled 20 points (9-14) vs. Macomb … scored 21 points (9-16) vs. St. Clair County … scored 20 points (8-13 FG) at Jackson … totaled 19 points, eight steals, and 10 rebounds at Prairie State … registered 22 points (10-13 FG) at Oakton … totaled 20 points (9-11 FG) at Lake County … finished with 22 points (8-18 FG) and 16 rebounds vs. McHenry County.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Ill. … named to the IBCA Class 3A All-State Third Team as a senior … earned honorable mention All-State honors by Illinois Hoop Prospects … named Most Valuable Player of the Big Dipper Tournament of the Stars … played in the IBCA All-Star Basketball Game as a senior … served as team captain for the Hawks… in 31 games, averaged 16.8 points on 209 field goals made, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born Quentin Heady on July 1, 2005 … son of Jannise Rife and Lawrence Heady … has seven siblings: Chris, Justin, Sherrise, Jakobi, Lawrence Jr., Zachary, and Shannise, who played college basketball for Seton Hall and Eastern Michigan … played the 2024-25 season at Central Michigan with his older brother Jakobi … interested in majoring in health care administration.
ARTICLES
Hillcrest’s Quentin Heady waited and worked hard. The inspiration? His sister, Shannise. ‘Every day, I think about her.’ – Chicago Tribune
Quentin Heady kept thinking about two things. Hillcrest vs. Lemont. And revenge. ‘We had to get our get back.’ – Chicago Tribune
Transferred to Central Michigan prior to the 2024-25 season after playing one season at the junior college level.
2024-25
As a sophomore, saw action in 23 games with nine starts at forward … averaged 4.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 11.6 minutes played per game … scored 100 points with 44 rebounds and seven blocked shots … shot 54.3 percent (38-70) from the floor and 61.5 percent (24-39) from the free throw line … pulled down 20 offensive rebounds … reached double figure scoring two times on the year … finished with six points (3-4 FG) with two rebounds and a career-high two assists at Ball State (3/4) … scored a career-high 17 points (8-12 FG) with four rebounds and a career-high three steals in a career-high 27 minutes vs. Ball State (1/21) … made first career start, scored two points vs. Eastern Michigan (1/14) … scored seven points (3-6 FT) with three rebounds and three steals vs. Cleary (12/30) … scored a then-career-high 11 points (3-4 FG) vs. Purdue-Northwest (12/1) … scored seven points (2-4 FG), hit 3-3 free throws with three rebounds, and two steals vs. Central State (11/20) … saw first career game action with two minutes at George Mason (11/13).
2023-24 AT SOUTH SUBURBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
As a freshman, played one season at South Suburban Community College for head coach John Pigatti … named to the Region IV First Team All-American team … earned District All-Tournament team honors … also earned National NJCAA All-Tournament Team accolades … led the Bulldogs to a 34-3 overall record, the NJCAA Division II Midwest District A championship, No. 3 regular season national ranking, and national title game appearance … the Bulldogs were defeated in the title game by National Park College, 84-79 … averaged 15.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists per game while shooting 59.6 percent (227-381) from the floor and 66.5 percent (117-176) from the free throw line in 37 games played and 32 games started … played in 25.0 minutes per game and finished the year with 44 blocks and 73 steals … scored 20 or more points 11 times and reached double figure scoring in 31 contests … scored 21 points (7-10 FG) vs. Madison … finished with 21 points (8-11 FG) vs. Kankakee … scored 24 points (11-17 FG) at Bryant and Stratton College (Wis.) … totaled 21 points (9-12 FG) vs. Bosco Institute … finished with 20 points (9-13 FG) at Waubonsee … totaled 20 points (9-14) vs. Macomb … scored 21 points (9-16) vs. St. Clair County … scored 20 points (8-13 FG) at Jackson … totaled 19 points, eight steals, and 10 rebounds at Prairie State … registered 22 points (10-13 FG) at Oakton … totaled 20 points (9-11 FG) at Lake County … finished with 22 points (8-18 FG) and 16 rebounds vs. McHenry County.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Ill. … named to the IBCA Class 3A All-State Third Team as a senior … earned honorable mention All-State honors by Illinois Hoop Prospects … named Most Valuable Player of the Big Dipper Tournament of the Stars … played in the IBCA All-Star Basketball Game as a senior … served as team captain for the Hawks… in 31 games, averaged 16.8 points on 209 field goals made, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game as a senior.
PERSONAL
Born Quentin Heady on July 1, 2005 … son of Jannise Rife and Lawrence Heady … has seven siblings: Chris, Justin, Sherrise, Jakobi, Lawrence Jr., Zachary, and Shannise, who played college basketball for Seton Hall and Eastern Michigan … played the 2024-25 season at Central Michigan with his older brother Jakobi … interested in majoring in health care administration.
ARTICLES
Hillcrest’s Quentin Heady waited and worked hard. The inspiration? His sister, Shannise. ‘Every day, I think about her.’ – Chicago Tribune
Quentin Heady kept thinking about two things. Hillcrest vs. Lemont. And revenge. ‘We had to get our get back.’ – Chicago Tribune
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