Former Westinghouse guard headed to prep school

Marlon Cort is hoping for a second chance at his dream. The long 6-foot-5 George Westinghouse guard has his heart set on a Division I scholarship, but didn’t qualify to play at that level after graduating from the Brooklyn school. In order to make it happen, Cort plans on attending The Robinson School in New Jersey for a post-grad year to get things in order academically.

“I’m going to try to take full advantage of that so I can be eligible to play Division I basketball,” he said.

He showed off skills and athleticism worthy of Division I consideration Thursday. In one evaluation game, Cort, who has superb shooting form, connected on four 3-pointers in a span of five minutes. Later on, he showed the ability to get to the basket and finish as well as dish to open teammates. Cort said he is trying to get everything he can out of this week at Albright, whether it means picking up drills and tips in stations along with college interest.

“I’ve been working on my shot since I was small,” Cort said. “That’s the first attribute of my game that I felt comfortable with. I recently developed a handle.”