蒙哥马利县社区学院的一名校友把他的天赋用在了篮球上 court overseas to play professionally in Germany.

Seth Compas, 23, a 2022 Criminal Justice 他是蓝铃大学的一名学生，最近与柏林勇士2000队签约. 的 团队在社交媒体上发布了官方声明.

“我们很高兴欢迎勇士队大家庭的最新成员:赛斯·康帕斯。 team wrote on 脸谱网. “赛斯是一名来自美国的运动后卫，他带来了运动的侧翼进攻 on both offense and defense. We’re excited to have him on board as we make our push in the second half of the season! Welcome to the family.” Before his first game, the team announced Compas was averaging 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1 assist.

他只知道两个德语单词，guten tag和gesundheit 6英尺3英寸的得分后卫，来自爱荷华州拉莫尼的格雷斯兰大学 激动甚至不足以形容他听到这个消息时的心情.

“It’s very exciting,” he said. “I can’t put it into words. It’s a no-brainer. 我 always wanted to play professionally.”

大约一个月前，康帕斯说他的经纪人打电话说勇士队对他感兴趣 in signing him. 康帕斯当时并不知道这个团队，但他知道有成千上万的人 世界各地热爱篮球的球队. After a discussion 他的家人都告诉他要抓住这个机会，他同意了，跳了起来 on a flight to Berlin two days later.

“自从我来到这里，这里的文化发生了巨大的变化，”他在柏林的公寓里说. 的 team provided housing and paid for his flight. “的 cost of living here is very 便宜的. 的 experience so far has been great.”

作为球队中唯一的美国人，康帕斯说每个人都说英语，他的队友也说英语 come from around the world.

“我的室友来自德国，有南非血统，”他说. “I have teammates from Ukraine, Argentina-- there’s a lot of diversity.”

除非球队成功，否则孔帕斯的合同将在4月结束 在这种情况下，他至少可以持续到五月初.

随着他与团队的时间开始，康帕斯不禁反思他的旅程 up to this point.

“我爸爸让我接触到了篮球，”他说，“并且在我的人生中扮演了关键的角色 basketball career.”

这位Wissahickon高中校友于2018年毕业，随后来到MCCC. 他没有 为他的高中球队效力，并且是当时新球队的主力队员之一 Mustangs Men’s Basketball Head Coach Nyere Miller. Compas played on the 2020 men’s basketball team that was crowned Region XIX champions. 的 team traveled to Rochester, 明尼苏达州.参加全国大专体育协会(NJCAA)的锦标赛 tournament before losing in the opening round.

“My time at Montco changed me. It changed me athletically and it changed me as a person. I didn’t play in high school. I came in with a clean slate. 新 coaching staff made me believe in myself as a player and as a person. 的y helped me manage my time, be a good person on and off the court. I had a lot of growing up to do at Montco and I couldn’t have asked for a better supporting cast.” - Seth Compas

回顾他在野马队的时光，康帕斯说他的经历让他有了信心 to grow in all facets of his life.

“My time at Montco changed me,” said Compas. “It changed me athletically and it changed me as a person. I didn’t play in high school. I came in with a clean slate. 新 教练组让我相信自己是一名球员，也是一个人. 的y helped 我管理好自己的时间，在球场内外都做一个好人. I had a lot of growing up 我也找不到比这更好的配角了.”

一次是野马，永远是野马，就像康帕斯说的那样，他会经常穿他的 野马队的运动衫，即使他必须向队友解释这些运动衫的意义.

米勒，现任体育冰球突破豪华版助理主任，无法控制自己的情绪 pride for Compas for achieving his dream.

“He is a testament to hard work,” he said. “He’s always been a hard worker. He’s stuck with it and gotten better year after year. He’s proven anybody who’s doubted him wrong.”

米勒说，该团队有一句谚语:“让蒙科出名”，康柏斯将继续这样做 live by that credo.

“他一直是学生运动员的榜样，”米勒说. “For our students to see he’s a pro. 他在大学打过球，获得过荣誉，还能以 a professional. 对学生来说，以他为榜样是件好事.”

米勒承认他一直在看康帕斯在德国的比赛，绝对是他的球迷.

“I need a jersey,” he said.

同样为Compas感到骄傲的是体育和校园娱乐主任凯利·邓巴(Kelly Dunbar). 她还记得康帕斯在大一的时候是多么的害羞，以及随着时间的推移他是如何开始的 to open up and blossom. 通过设定目标并在一生中实现这些目标，康柏斯 continues to set an example.

“他来到冰球突破豪华版时是一个人，离开时变成了另一个人，”她说. “He’s on his 我很高兴他的才华得到了更大的认可.”

在Montco之后，Compas短暂地学习体育和健身行政/管理 在第一学期离开之前，他在联合学院主修专业. He then transferred 2021年8月到雅园大学攻读刑事司法/警务专业. 他赢得了 a bachelor’s degree in May 2023.

在为黄衫队效力期间，康帕斯说他是全联盟第一阵容， 得分王，投篮和三分球均在联盟前五 拍摄. 毕业后，他与布莱特赛德体育公司(Brightside Sports)的一名经纪人签约 out of Italy.

现在他在海外打球，他说竞争很激烈，他很享受这段经历.

“的 competition is good,” he said. “And I feel like I made a great impact. 我给 I belong in the situation. Being brought in to have a specific role, my first game I played 30 minutes and scored 21 points in a loss. But I proved I belong here for 确定.”

他希望他能继续让他的野马球迷感到骄傲，也许有一天能和他一起打球 them overseas.

他说:“我觉得我来冰球突破豪华版的那一年在运动方面被忽视了。. “I’m proud to be a part of the rebuild into something greater. Before I came the team didn’t have any wins. When I came in 2018-19, we went 15-10 and then 20-10. I’m proud I went to Montco. People would ask ‘Why would go you to Montco?’ I’m glad. It’s grown into a powerhouse program. 我弟弟去了蒙科，现在在道尔顿效力 State College in Georgia.”

2023-2024赛季的野马男篮目前在全国排名第六 女子篮球队目前正在接受投票.

“It's started the domino effect,” said Compas. “Anybody, it doesn’t matter how big your school is, if you really want it, you can do it. We’re starting to see that in the Montco players after me for 确定.”  

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