{"id":8703,"date":"2009-12-08T10:53:20","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T14:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=8703"},"modified":"2018-06-27T14:46:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T18:46:41","slug":"orlando-magic-forward-mickael-pietrus-i-love-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/orlando-magic-forward-mickael-pietrus-i-love-ucf\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Magic Forward Mickael Pietrus: &#039;I love UCF&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what Pietrus had to say about UCF:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got a chance to see Marcus Jordan play, and the whole team. Obviously I&#8217;m going to go back when they play and give them that support. I hope they have a great season. They have a great school. I love UCF. Seriously, I love UCF. I never had a chance to play college, but I&#8217;m trying to enjoy it as a pro. I go to the games, sit down, watch the younger players grow up. 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