to their coach, my mom arranged for us to move to her cousin’s vacant house, then I decided I’d rather not move my senior year. We were stacked with height at every position and made it to the state championship game, and I was a 6-1 shooting guard.

Most parents & athletes don’t realize how hard it is to make it in basketball, there’s basically 3-5 openings per grade. Lots of great players, even some who are good enough for college, don’t make it.