There was a Rhodes Scholar on my team, Tom McMillan. My mom had a chance to go to college, but she couldn't go, and my dad had a ninth-grade education. They wanted me to have a good education, and I took pride in being a good student. -Len Elmore

 

There was a Rhodes Scholar on my team, Tom McMillan. My mom had a chance to go to college, but she couldn't go, and my dad had a ninth-grade education. They wanted me to have a good education, and I took pride in being a good student.


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I say 'travel teams' because I firmly believe that a majority of these outlaw teams are not affiliated with the AAU. People use it as a catch phrase. There are a lot of outlaw programs out there, and there has to be a focus on them because they facilitate some of the bad behavior when it comes to recruiting. -Len Elmore
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There were times my immaturity kept me from being all I wanted to be.

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There was a Rhodes Scholar on my team, Tom McMillan. My mom had a chance to go to college, but she couldn't go, and my dad had a ninth-grade education. They wanted me to have a good education, and I took pride in being a good student.

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That pair is in very elite company. I think we've seen more gifted inside-outside tandems, but you'd have to search long and hard to find a more polished pair. -Len Elmore
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