I've finally made my d1 Collegiate Basketball debut. Oddly, though I'm not actually a student, no one seems to care! I've been playing pick-up games and practicing with the Mzumbe basketball team for about a year now. They've invited me many times to come play in their games, and I finally took them up on it and went. Got to be the token white guy for the evening. It was fun!
Naturally, in a place that always makes sense, it was the red team vs the red team.
And it rained on us, but oh we played on! I went home with a rather red bruised up knee that was full of gravel, but it was well worth the fun of cheering on my friends and playing a few minutes alongside them. You can recognize me in the pictures as the one with the oldest, rattiest shoes... I really need to catch up with the times.Mzumbe's best and youngest fans braved the rain to cheer on the team!
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Have you seen anyone to help Coach Cal? We still need a point guard. Looks like a good place for an Upward Mission Trip!
Hasheem Thabeet is the exception, not the rule, let me assure you! Though I read that when he showed up in the US there was mostly talent and not a lot of it refined. So in that sense, there may be some prospects out here. There's a few guys who can jump out of the yard, but can't hit free-throws or box-out...
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