O’Quinn started playing basketball recreationally in his neighborhood at a young age, like most kids do, but didn’t play organized basketball until he was in 11th grade.
He describes his childhood as “regular family life … just the four of us pulling for each other.” transit, alongside his older sister, Rasheena. O’Quinn was raised by his mother, Regina, a post office worker, and his father, Tommie, who worked in N.Y. Kyle O’Quinn sometimes sports a sweatshirt that reads “O’Quinn & Son Hardware.” It’s the name of the hardware store his family had growing up in Queens, New York.
