PHOTO BY KEVIN P. TUCKER
The son of West African immigrants, Drexel fifth-year faceoff specialist Jimmeh Koita starred at Cardinal Hayes in the Bronx after converting to the position and training with Greg Gurenlian s Faceoff Academy.
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Jimmeh Koita’s timing was perfect.
Late in the fourth quarter of the CAA championship game against Hofstra, the fifth-year senior fired on the whistle. In fractions of a second, he pinched and popped the ball straight to himself to secure possession. In doing so, Koita also sealed the Dragons’ first conference tournament title and NCAA tournament bid since 2014.