[4] Despite Cantrell's 37-point effort in the IV-A championship game, Santa Clara lost the 1994 title to Verbum Dei High School.
[12] In his senior year of college he played a total of 646 minutes[13] and earned All-WCC honors,[14] again leading the team in rebounding with a 9.7 average.
[13] After playing for the Las Vegas Silver Bandits in the 2000–01 International Basketball League season, where he averaged 9.1 points and 6.7 rebounds, he had a very successful stint at Ben Hur, where in 32 games he averaged 21.3 points and 11.0 rebounds, playing 35.1 minutes per game[13] and he was one of the key players in the 2001–02 Torneo Nacional de Ascenso season won by Ben Hur.
[20] His remarkable season with the Yakima SunKings earned him the Continental Basketball Association Newcomer of the Year Award and All-CBA First Team honors.
[25] He played the rest of the 2003–04 season in Italy with Banco di Sardegna Sassari, appearing in 18 games with averages of 13.5 points and 7.4 rebounds.