Amaurys Fermin hopes to make a big impact in the Dominican Republic professional league this Summer. Photo by Will Parris

But first, he has to complete a final task that all college students have to do — he has to move out.

Fermin spent much of the past month training and playing with the Dominican Republic National Team, which won a recent Tournament, Centrobasket, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Now Fermin will spend the next several months in the Dominican Republic to prove himself as a professional. Recently, he was drafted in the first round (7th overall selection) by a team in San Pedro de Macoris.

I caught-up with Amaurys over lunch earlier this week in a San Luis Obispo as he took a break from packing boxes and moving things from his college residence into storage. We discussed the aftermath of playing on a team that included Al Horford and Francisco Garcia, matching-up with JJ Barea, and his future prospects as a professional in the Dominican Republic and overseas.