Andrew Platek the elder statesman of Siena men’s basketball

Posted Oct 19, 2022
As a sixth-year college student, Andrew Platek understands that he’s an elder statesman on the Siena men’s basketball team. Platek's basketball journey took him from Guilderland, to prep school at Northfield Mount Hermon, to UNC, and then back home to Siena. His younger teammates watched him play before they'd yet to enter their teenage years. (The Daily Gazette)

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