Adventure In Basketball

I loved sports growing up especially basketball. George Gervin (the Iceman), Dr. J and Michael Jordan were my heroes. I could never play well, but like my dad and brother writing sports became a great way to enjoy sports. At UAB, I became a student assistant in the Sports Information Department and wrote a magazine piece on basketball Coach Gene Bartow. He loved it and framed it. He took me under his wings, teaching me the game, strategies, scouting and motivating players. I was a sponge absorbi