From the Courts to the Streetz

From the Courts to the Streetz
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Publisher : U Can Publishing LLC
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 069290168X
ISBN-13 : 9780692901687
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Book Synopsis From the Courts to the Streetz by : Isaac Williams III

Download or read book From the Courts to the Streetz written by Isaac Williams III and published by U Can Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true life story of a Dallas native once considered one of the city's best basketball players in the late 1980's. He attended Spruce High School from 1986 to 1989. He only played 3 years of high school and 3 years of college. He was the first ball player in the history of the Dr. Pepper Tournament in 1989 to lose the championship game and still be named MVP. He was named All-State and Honorable Mention All-American in the 1989. He went on to play college ball at the University of New Mexico, where he led the Lobos to their first Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and was named Tournament (MVP), and 1st team All -Conference. He later became the 24th Leading scorer in Lobo's history in only 3 years of play. He became a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers and was drafted 3rd round in the CBA. After leaving the CBA, he played in the United States Basketball League, and later overseas in Caracas, Venezuela. Then it all went bad. He made a drastic turn to the street life, where he fell into the bottomless pit of the underworld. Fallen. Never to get up. But he survived to tell his story. This is my story. "From The Court To The Streets."


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