GETTING TO KNOW... Divaldo Mbunga
9/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Divaldo Mbunga (pronounced BUN-guh) transfers to MSU from Peninsula College in Olympia, Wash., where he averaged 15 points and eight rebounds a game last year, with two blocked shots a contest. He earned All-NWAACC North Division honors as a sophomore. Mbunga grew up in Luanda, Angola on the continent of Africa.
Q: How did you decide to come to the US, and how did you end up at Peninsula?
DM: It was a great chance for me to come here, get my education and play basketball. I didn't even think twice. A coach from Valparaiso University knew Coach Stewart at Peninsula, and helped me get there.
Q: What did you know about Montana before you decided to play for the Bobcats?
DM: The only think I knew sa the weather changes a lot.
Q: Was it tough to get used to American food?
DM: Yes, but now I love it.
Q: What has been the toughest thing about moving from a junior college to MSU?
DM: MSU is more demanding in terms of academics and practices. I am still getting used to going to three classes in the same day.
Q: How did you decide to come to the US, and how did you end up at Peninsula?
DM: It was a great chance for me to come here, get my education and play basketball. I didn't even think twice. A coach from Valparaiso University knew Coach Stewart at Peninsula, and helped me get there.
Q: What did you know about Montana before you decided to play for the Bobcats?
DM: The only think I knew sa the weather changes a lot.
Q: Was it tough to get used to American food?
DM: Yes, but now I love it.
Q: What has been the toughest thing about moving from a junior college to MSU?
DM: MSU is more demanding in terms of academics and practices. I am still getting used to going to three classes in the same day.
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