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The SaMarc Foundation 3rd Annual High School Basketball Awards Luncheon presented by SportsVisions TV/Radio/Magazine.
A
A
A
B
It's
a
brainchild
of
my
good
friend
Mark.
It's
just
another
step
of
us
trying
to
give
back
recognize
these
student
athletes
for
what
they've
accomplished
during
the
year
and
just
try
to
make
sure
they
understand
that
people
are
watching
people
notice
that
we
care
about
them
and
that
you
know
we
expect
big
and
great
things
from
them.
I.
A
B
Look,
we
all
have
dreams,
but
it
started
at
the
core.
You
got
to
have
a
foundation,
you
got
to
have
an
education
and
that's
the
thing
we're
trying
to
with
our
basketball
camp
San,
Marc,
dream
and
Achieve
has
always
been
about
achieving,
has
always
been
about
education,
always
been
about
proving
yourself
as
a
young
man
or
young
woman.
So
this
is
just
another
step
for
these
kids
and
we
what
we
learned
throughout
the
years
we've
been
doing
this
now
to
camp
and
all
what
about
19
20
years,
we're
getting
old
yeah.
B
But
what
we've
learned
is
that
when
you
show
people
that
you
care
about
them
that
you
invested
in
them
that
you're
going
to
encourage
them
and
support
them,
then
it
encourages
them
to
do
better
and
do
more.
So
you
know
we're
always
trying
to
help
the
kids
who
are
always
struggling
and
stuff,
but
sometimes
you
got
to
help
those
who
are
doing
the
right
thing.
A
B
Man,
Mark
and
I
getting
old
at
some
point.
We're
hoping
somebody's
gonna
take
this
thing
over
when
we
get
too
old.
But
no,
it's
just
Mark
told
me
this
19
years
ago
when
he
had
this
idea
and
said
that
we're
never
going
to
make
a
dime
from
doing
it,
but
we're
gonna
get
more
out
of
this
than
money
could
ever
give
us
and
he
was
absolutely
right.
The
the
commitment,
the
love,
the
the
blessings
that
come
from
giving
of
yourself
to
others
without
expecting
anything
in
return.
It's
just
been
amazing.
B
So
he's
right
that
and
we
try
to
get
kids
and
people
to
understand,
there's
a
lot
of
ways
that
you
can
be
blessed
other
than
monetarily,
and
it's
easy
to
say
that
I
played
basketball,
I've
made
money,
but
I
tell
people
this
all
the
time.
There's
a
lot
of
unhappy.
Rich
people
Cemetery
full
a
lot
of
dead,
rich
people
right.
So
just
just
it's
about
your
core
values
about
who
you
are
your
beliefs,
and
then
everything
starts
from
there.
B
A
B
I
had
High
School
in
eighth
grade
coaches,
like
coach
Patrick,
you
know
they
took
a
vested
interest
in
us
as
kids.
We
were
just
some
poor
kids,
just
just
just
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
get
from
one
day
to
the
other,
how
to
have
a
future
and
Coach
Patrick.
Just
instilled
in
us
look
if
you
find
something
that
you
love,
that
can
love
you
back.
It
could
take
you
a
long
way
and
I
tell
kids
all
the
time
that
basketball
that
little
round
object
that
costs
8.99
it
afforded
me.
B
A
C
C
These
were
two
guys
that
grew
up
in
this
town
were
outstanding
athletes,
outstanding
basketball
players
in
particularly
and
did
things
that
they
never
thought
was
was
possible,
of
course,
achieving
and
dreaming,
and
that's
what
the
mission
statement
of
the
San
Marc
organization
is
all
about.
What
you
see
here
today,
all
of
you
folks
that
are
here,
the
parents,
the
guests,
especially
the
athletes
and
coaches.
We
love
coaches,
Mark
and
Sam.
C
When
you
hear
them
talk
more
than
anything
more
than
anything,
you'll
hear
them
say
more
about
the
coaches
and
their
mentors
that
help
guide
them
on
their
path
to
success,
and
that's
what
we
hoped
that
this
will
be
today
is
a
statement
to
you,
young
athletes
and
to
Young
coaches.
That
aspire
to
be
great,
we're
going
to
have
an
opportunity
to
hear
from
them
in
just
a
little
bit,
but
to
get
this
program
started
we're
going
to
bring
up
Taylor
and
Diamond
Upshaw
marks
beautiful
daughters.
D
E
My
name
is
Tyler
Upshaw.
This
is
my
sister
Diamond
Upshaw
and
we're
just
here
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
the
San
Marc
dream
to
achieve
Foundation.
It
started
in
2006,
so
this
will
make
the
17th
year
and
it's
just
amazing,
to
watch
my
father
and
his
best
friend.
Sam
start
this.
My
dad
I
really
didn't
understand
what
he
was
doing
when
I
was
younger,
but
now
that
I'm,
older
and
I
see
the
kids
come
out
to
the
camp
and
the
accomplishments.
E
The
kids
have
made
just
from
being
a
part
of
the
sandmark
foundation.
It's
just
amazing,
to
see
and
to
witness
I
look
up
to
both
of
you
guys
so
much
I,
just
I'm,
so
grateful
to
just
be
in
the
presence
of
both
you,
you
guys
and
I'm
just
so
happy
that
you
guys
are
here
for
the
foundation
we've
been
to
the
camp
when
we
were
younger,
but
now
that
we're
older,
we're
able
to
just
be
a
part
of
the
campus
to
help
out.
E
So
when
my
dad
came
to
my
sister
and
I
was
like
I
want
you
guys
to
help
out
with
the
camp,
we
were
like,
of
course,
and
now
I'm
able
to
see
just
what
all
he
he
has
done
for
the
community.
Him
and
Sam
have
done
for
the
community
and
yeah
Diamond
wants
to
say
a
little
bit
I'm
going
to
say
when
she
gets
done,
I'm
going
to
just
speak
on
behalf
of
Maya
Giles
Demi
who's,
not
here
she's,
unfortunately
sick,
but
she
works
with
us
as
well.
E
With
putting
the
camp
together
Maya
who
went
on
the
cruise
with
us
last
year,
her
mom
sent
Demi
a
message
just
thanking
us
for
everything
that
we've
done
for
her
daughter.
She
has
gotten
like
nine
scholarships.
She
is
an
amazing
athlete.
I
think
she
scored
about
nine.
She
reached
her
nine
I'm,
sorry,
her
a
thousand
points
anniversary
for
basketball.
It's
just
amazing
what
he
does.
F
C
You
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
accolades
and
you
see
all
of
this
Hardware
up
here,
and
this
is
tell
you
what
this
is
a
proud
moment
for
Mark
and
Sam,
because
they're
gonna
have
an
opportunity
to
tell
you
what
events.
What
awards
like
this
meant
to
them,
but
right
now,
I'd
like
to
bring
to
the
stage,
is
a
guy
that
my
right
hand
he's
my
co-host
he's
the
producer
of
the
sports
Visions
radio
show
he's
going
to
introduce
the
players
and
coaches
and
also
he's
going
to
get.
G
Thank
you
DJ.
So
many
of
y'all
have
seen
Matt
face.
I
was
able
to
live
stream
over
50
games
this
year,
every
single
high
school
in
here,
except
for
Central
I'm,
sorry
Central,
I'm,
gonna,
get
to
you
next
year,
but
every
other
high
school
boys
and
girls
I
got
to
call
at
least
one
game
for
your
school
and
the
main
reason
for
doing
this,
because
I
was
at
the
same
level,
you
are
at
high
school
and
I
would
have
loved
to
go
back
and
look
at
the
games
when
I
played.
G
But
a
lot
of
the
film
is
not
there
anymore,
but
now
it
is
always
going
to
be
on
my
Facebook
page.
So
at
any
point,
when
you're
15
16
years
from
now
30
years
from
now-
and
you
want
to
show
your
grandkids-
you
can
go
back
and
be
able
to
show
them
all
these
games.
So
I
just
want
to
say,
I,
appreciate,
y'all,
I,
appreciate
the
coaches
and
appreciate
the
administration,
I
appreciate
Dr,
Lewis
and
Jeff
battles.
G
Allow
me
the
access
to
be
able
to
do
this,
and
it
was
an
awesome
experience
for
me
and
I
love
doing
the
play-by-play
for
y'all.
So
if
you
don't
know
who
I
am
I'm,
Thrift
Behringer
find
me
on
Facebook
and
you
can
find
at
least
one
of
your
games
on
there
to
be
able
to
go
back
and
play
all
right
first
off.
None
of
this
would
be
possible
without
the
coaches.
So
let's
have
all
coaches
middle
school
or
high
school.
Please
stand
up
right
now.
G
G
Y'all
can
take
a
seat.
Thank
you
so
much
A
lot
of
these
coaches.
Some
of
them
are
volunteer
coaches.
Some
of
them
do
not
do
it
for
the
money
most
of
them
do
it
for
to
give
back
to
the
youth
and
y'all
have
done
an
excellent
job
throughout
the
year.
This
has
got
to
be
one
of
the
best
years
that
we
have
had
on
the
basketball
scene.
G
In
a
long
time
we
had
several
teams
playing
for
state
championships
so
time
to
do
high
school,
most
valuable
players
when
I
call
your
name
I'm,
going
to
call
the
girl
and
boy
for
each
team
you're
going
to
walk
up
you're,
going
to
get
your
award
you're
going
to
take
a
picture
with
DJ,
Sam
and
Mark,
and
these
are
very
tall,
gentlemen,
so
I
know
I,
look
like
a
shrimp
next
to
them.
So
it's
okay,
don't
freak
out,
take
a
picture
and
then
I'll
call
into
the
next
school.
G
And
while
they're
walking
up
here,
Taylor
averaged
close
to
27
points,
a
game,
Jordan
Daniels
averaged
close
to
15..
They
were
all
region
players
and
did
an
excellent
job
leading
their
teams.
Taylor
led
her
team
all
the
way
to
the
state
championship,
game,
Jordan,
LED,
his
team
to
the
elite;
eight
again,
let's
clap
it
up
for
Jordan
and
Taylor
Williams,
Jordan,
Daniels
and
Taylor
Williams
laughs.
G
G
G
D
D
G
G
G
G
Lucas
scored,
45
or
44
points
in
a
game.
I,
don't
know
if
that's
a
Glenwood
record,
it
probably
has
to
be
into
Kayla.
Davis
was
a
double-double
machine
again
LED.
Both
their
teams
went
to
the
state
championship.
The
boys
won,
the
girls
lost
a
heartbreaker,
clap
up
again
for
the
Glenwood
Gators
Lucas
Holmen,
and
to
Kayla
Davis
foreign.
G
G
G
G
G
For
the
Kindred
chair,
keys
to
Maya,
Collins
and
Quentin
wall
cut
Quentin,
one
of
the
most
improved
players
in
the
city
averaged
18
and
12..
He
may
not
have
the
size,
but
he
has
a
heart.
An
incredible
player,
so
is
Miss
Collins.
They
did
a
great
job
leading
the
Cherokees
and
the
lady
Cherokee
slapping
up
one
more
time
for
Quinn
and
Amaya
foreign.
G
They
had
phenomenal
Seasons
this
year,
Cameron
averaging
close
to
15,
again,
of
course,
Maya
close
to
18
a
game.
This
year,
like
I,
said
we
had
an
incredible
amount
of
talented
players
around
the
city,
one
of
the
best
seasons.
We've
had
basketball
wise
in
a
long
time,
clap
it
up
for
the
north
side,
Patriots
MVPs.
G
G
G
Russell
County
Warriors,
Brianna
Lacy
and
Timothy
Littleton
III
coach
battle
team
had
an
excellent
year
this
year.
They
were
very
much
a
surprise.
Him
I
remember
calling
a
lot
of
their
games
during
coach,
Black's
fall
league
and
they
had
an
excellent
season
along
with
the
girls,
let's
clap
it
up
for
the
Russell
County
Warriors
MVPs
again.
G
Now
for
show
you,
the
Raiders,
MVP
Sierra,
Tucker
and
artavius
Ellison
tears,
another
20-point,
a
game
player.
She
had
a
phenomenal
season,
leading
her
Lady
Raiders,
all
the
way
to
the
second
round
Octavius
same
thing
an
excellent
year
this
year,
so
proud
of
them.
Let's
clap
it
up
one
more
time
for
the
Raiders
and
Lady
Raiders
MVP.
G
Coach
Holloway
is
going
to
accept
the
ward
on
Tyson
McDaniel's
behalf.
Everybody
knows
who
Tyson
McDaniels
is
the
old
world
player
that
was
back-to-back
region,
Player
of
the
Year,
an
All-State
player
and
Alexandra
Burke,
one
of
the
finest
guards
we
have
in
the
city.
She
had
an
excellent
season
this
year,
let's
clap
it
up
again
for
the
Spencer
green
waves.
G
C
H
H
H
H
A
A
I
You
know,
Sam
and
I
have
had
this
dream
for
a
long
time,
since
we
were
little
kids
and
we
always
wanted
to
come
back
and
give
back
to
the
community.
But
bottom
line
is
we
have
some
great
student
athletes
here
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
they
get
recognized
for
their
talents
that
that
that
they've
portrayed
on
the
basketball
court.
A
I
love
that
I
love
that
and
what
does
it
mean
to
Young
students
to
be
able
to
see
young
someone
like
you
being
able
to
come
back
and
support
them
from
your
perspective?
I
know
they're
so
inspired
by
you
and
the
work
that
you're
doing
what
does
it
mean
to
you
to
be
able
to
come
back
and
support
them?
Well,.
I
It's
a
blessing
first
and
foremost,
you
know
Sam
and
I.
We
get
a
lot
of
awards,
but
the
rewards
that
we
get
from
seeing
these
kids
is
just
it's
unbelievable
and
we
really
enjoy
being
around
them.
We
really
enjoy
teaching
them
the
game
of
basketball,
but
it
goes
Way,
Beyond,
the
game
of
basketball,
it
goes
into
the
game
of
life
and
we
want
to
give
them
some
things.
Some
tips
on
life
experiences
good
and
bad,
so
whatever
we
can
do
to
to
to
to
help
them
and
give
them
some
a
few
pointers.
A
I
Love
building
relationships,
you
know,
because
you
never
know
from
the
People
You
Meet
the
people
you
talk
to
you
never
know
what
little
advice
that
they
would
give
you.
So
for
me,
building
relationships
have
been
has
been
the
key
from
for
My
Success
people.
People
ask
me
all
the
time.
How
did
you
build
your
business?
Well?
I
First
I
built
relationships
and
I
realized
that
if
people
don't
like
you
they're
not
going
to
use
you
and
they're
not
going
to
use
your
product
if
you
have
a
product,
so
that's
the
one
advice,
I
would
say:
building
relationships
your
friend
on
and
off
the
court,
and
that
will
benefit
you
long
term.
I.
A
I
I
We
open
one
of
our
Learning
Centers
several
years
ago.
We
don't
have
it
open
anymore,
but
that's
one
of
our
main
goals.
We
want
to
get
a
actual
Rec
Center
or
something
like
a
Rec
Center,
where
they
can
play
ball
and
have
classes
whether
it's
math
classes
or
computer
classes,
whatever
classes,
we
have
set
up,
that's
our
long-term
goal,
and
hopefully
we
can
accomplish
that
within
the
next
few
years.
Awesome.
A
I
You
can
go
to
sanmarket.org
and
you
can
also
go
to
you.
Can
contact
me
directly?
My
number
is
404-275-5006
or
you
can
contact
DJ
Jones
with
sports
vision
and
we
can
go
from
there
and
hopefully,
with
all
the
things
that
we
do.
Hopefully
people
will
get
involved
and
it
may
not
be
monetarily.
It
may
be
just
be
voluntarily
either
way
we
accept
all
of
them.
A
A
C
Now
this
special
guest-
this
is
a
special
request.
Sam
Mitchell's
wife
is
here:
please
stand
up
Miss,
Mitchell
and
wave
at
the
crowd.
We
know
he
couldn't
go
home
if
I
didn't
do
that
and
while
you're
at
it
my
wife
in
the
first
year
anniversary
just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
please
stand
Miss,
Candy,
low
Jones.
C
G
Thank
you
DJ,
all
right
so
time
to
do
some
bi-city,
specialty,
Awards
and
if
I
could
have
Jack
Patterson
and
Jonathan
hoppy
and
Tyler
Redmond,
making
their
way
up
here
and
if
you
hear
those
names
and
they
sound
familiar
they're
the
guys
doing
the
highlights
on
wtvm
and
wrbl
they're,
always
promoting
they're
in
every
single
game.
Every
game
that
I
was
broadcasting
I'd,
either
see
hoppy,
Redmond
or
Jack
Patterson
on
the
Baseline
I'm,
like
hey
every
game,
I
go
to
you're
there.
G
K
L
L
L
G
Next
I'm
going
to
bring
up
Mr,
Jonathan,
hoppy
and
he's
gonna
name.
Some
more
excuse
me
before
Jonathan
I
got
one
specialty
award,
but
Jonathan.
You
can
go
ahead
and
come
up
here
and
while
they're
taking
that
picture,
I
do
got
to
save
for
Xavier
Davies
the
boys
middle
school
boys,
Player
of
the
Year
him
and
Mr
T.J
Woodson,
put
on
an
absolute
show
for
the
city
two
weeks
ago.
It
was
incredible
all
right
now.
G
J
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
Grant
Williams
I'm,
a
current
forward
for
the
Boston
Celtics
and
former
basketball
player
at
the
University
of
Tennessee.
I
grew
up
playing
basketball
at
a
young
age
thankful
to
not
only
my
mom
and
my
dad
for
getting
me
involved
in
the
sport,
but
also
I
have
to
give
true
thanks
to
Sam
and
Mark
for
inspiring
me
to
be
the
player
that
I've
become
today.
J
I
grew
up
going
to
the
San
Marc
basketball
camp
in
Columbus,
Georgia
and,
as
time
went
on,
I'd
continue
to
develop
and
grow
when
I
first
got
to
San,
Mark
I
really
couldn't
even
dribble
the
basketball
and,
by
the
time
I
left.
Not
only
did
I
learn
life
skills,
but
also
learned
how
to
become
a
better
player
on
and
off
the
court.
N
Pardon
me
for
me:
for
the
world
I
went
to
high
school
with
Grant
Williams
I
grew
up
in
Charlotte.
He
grew
up
in
Charlotte.
He
was
one
of
the
first
people,
I
told
that
I
was
coming
down
here
and
he
immediately
said:
hey
I
got
contacts,
I
know
people
you
should
get
with,
but
the
point
being,
when
Grant
was
in
high
school,
he
was
very
undersized.
He
did
not
have
the
raw
skill,
he
had
the
skill,
he
didn't
have
the
look
of
a
player
that
would
go
to
the
NBA,
but
he
worked
harder
than
anybody.
N
I
mean
he
knew
that
where
he
was
going
to
go
and
he
was
determined
he
went
to
Tennessee
people
said
nope.
This
is
not
good.
You
should
have
gone
to
the
ivy
league
you're
not
going
to
play
well
now
he's
an
NBA
player
and
he's
on
one
of
the
best
teams
in
the
league.
So
I
say
all
that
to
one
say
what
a
great
job,
Mark
and
Sam
do
representing
this
area
and
getting
Grant
coming
down
here
and
still
being
involved,
but
also,
if
you're
out
there
thinking
you
can't
do
something.
N
He
is
a
great
example.
You
really
can
do
it.
So
if
you
work
hard
anything's
possible,
so
pardon
me
for
a
moment,
but
that
was
pretty
crazy
to
watch
I'm
just
so
so
proud
of
what
he's
done
all
right.
Moving
on
here,
the
Calvin
Smiley
Legacy
award
goes
to
a
coach
that
all
of
you
know
he
coached
at
CV,
a
legendary
High
School
coach
at
Carver.
Among
other
stops,
the
Calvin
Smiley
Legacy
award,
2
Richard
Mahone,
now
helping
out
with
pacelli
basketball.
N
N
G
It
thank
you
Mr
hoppy.
All
right
last
award
is
a
team
award.
We
have
the
Aflac
by
City
High
School
basketball
team
of
the
year.
They
lost
the
state
championship
game
and
a
heartbreaker
for
the
girls.
The
Brookstone
cougars
head
coach,
cam,
Ellison
y'all
can
come
on
up.
Please
all
Brookstone
people
that
are
here
please
come
up
just
just
a
coach
okay,
never
mind
just
a
coach
or
Taylor.
You
come
up
to
it's.
Just
you
and
Taylor.
G
G
Gators
had
an
incredible
season:
they
were
the
number
three
seas
and
upset
the
number
one.
Seed
in
the
whole
tournament
leads
Scott
and
then
beat
the
number
two
seed.
Macon
East
had
an
incredible
year
and
one
of
the
best
coaching
jobs
under
coach,
Jessup
Perdue,
let's
clap
out
again
for
these
Glenwood
Gators,
the
state
champions.
D
D
G
Ty
and
organized
let's
clap
it
up
for
DJ,
Jones
and
everything
he
does
for
the
city,
if
you
know
DJ
Jones
and
what
he
does
and
what
sports
Visions
him
and
Dale
Williams.
They
have
done
so
much
the
last
20
years.
I'm
thankful,
my
opportunities,
but
again
none
of
this
would
be
possible
even
Sam
and
Mark
would
admit
to
it
if
it
wasn't
for
the
hard
work
of
DJ
Jones.
So
thank
you
again
for
DJ.
C
C
I
You
know,
thanks
to
you,
you
giving
us,
you
know,
pictures
and
everything
over
the
last
three
years
of
the
football
banquets,
baseball,
Banquets
and
all
that
and
I.
Remember
one
day,
I
asked
you
to
send
me
some
pictures
of
the
basketball
banquet
and
you
was
like
what
pictures
we
never
had
a
banquet
I
said.
Well,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
honor
these
kids
because
we
got
some
great
awesome
student
athletes.
Here
we
want
to
make
sure
the
light
shines
on
those
kids.
C
B
So
basketball
is
kind
of
Mark.
Like
Mark
said
this.
When
we
started
the
basketball
camp,
it
was
just
the
carrot
to
get
the
kids
to
come
to
camp,
but
the
camp
is
so
much
more
than
basketball.
It's
about
life!
It's
about
making
good
choices.
It's
about
making
sure
you
educate
yourself,
making
sure
that
you
help
pull
someone
up
from
behind
you
like
Mark
did
for
me.
B
I
wouldn't
be
sitting
here
today
and
I
tell
people
this
all
the
time
if
it
wasn't
them,
because
he
saw
something
in
me
that
no
one
else
saw
and
I
just
my
the
biggest
thing
I
did
not
until
kids
is
our
time.
If
you
don't
have
a
dream:
I
didn't
have
a
dream.
All
right,
Mark
had
a
dream
because
he
was
the
best
player
in
the
city,
one
of
the
best
players
in
the
state.
He
had
a
dream
of
going
to
college
going
to
the
NBA,
possibly
so
I
learned
a
long
time
ago.
B
If
you
don't
have
a
dream,
find
somebody
that
you
love
and
respect
and
love
and
respect
you
and
dream
with
them.
I
so
I
stole
his
dream.
I
got
in
on
his
dream
and
I
just
kind
of
got
pulled
along
the
way
and
before
you
know
it,
he
used
to
tell
me
all
the
time.
Man,
if
you
work
hard,
keep
your
head
down
and
do
what's
right
and
believe
in
the
man
upstairs
good
things
can
happen
for
you,
so
I
owe
other
than
God.
C
Let
me
ask
you
this
and
Coach
Turner
you're
at
one
of
the
old
schools,
coach
Patrick,
you
guys
out
there
and
a
few
more,
but
this
guy.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
boys
and
girls,
if
you
don't
know
who
mark
up
show,
is
Googling,
because
he
was
one
of
the
finest
basketball
players
to
have
ever
played
in
the
by
City
areas.
As
Sam
mentioned,
it
was
all
City
Allstate,
all
the
men
I
mean
he
was
all
of
the
things
you
can
imagine.
He
could
shoot
the
three
he
could
jump.
C
He
had
the
38
40
inch
vertical
I
mean
he
was
6'5,
get
handled
with
both
hands.
Mark
with
that
said,
you
had
a
dream
that
dream
was
somewhat
reached,
but
at
the
same
time
I
want
you
to
talk
about
the
adversity
in
dealing
with
the
transition,
because
you
went
off
to
college
and
you
had
a
scholarship
to
University
of
Georgia,
but
you
went
ahead
and
played
at
Rhode.
Island
was
projected
to
be
at
NBA.
First
round
pick
had
an
injury,
was
it
the
same
and
things
turned
around
for
you
explain
that
transition.
C
I
Well,
first
of
all,
for
me,
it
started
with
my
coaches,
who
were
actually
my
mentors
coach,
Turner
Columbus
Junior
High
School
was
my
first
coach
I
I,
like
I
like
school,
when
I
was
in
junior
high
school,
but
when
I
made
the
basketball
team,
I
Started
Loving
school
I
wanted
to
go
to
school
every
day
and
and
then
we
had
coach
Patrick.
Who
was
never
my
coach,
but
I
always
heard
about
him
from
the
players.
I
I
played
against
and
I
always
admired
him
and
how
he
handled
the
players,
how
he
handled
the
students
and
how
he
carried
himself.
Also
coach,
Mahone
the
same
way
so
I
studied
those
guys
and
the
things
that
they
instilled
in
me
was,
first
and
foremost
to
be
a
good
person
and
secondly,
be
God
fearing
but
I
had
these
crazy
dreams
about
you
know
not
just
being
an
average
player.
I
wanted
to
be
the
best
and
I
wanted
to
play
in
the
NBA
and
when
I
met
Sam,
he
was
a
freshman
in
high
school.
I
I
A
uniform
to
fit
they
didn't
so
I
asked
Sam
I
said:
are
you
gonna
play
basketball
and
he
was
like?
No,
not
really
man
I've
been
cut
too
many
times
I'm
going
to
play
football
I
said
football.
I
said
what
position
he
said.
Well,
I'm
going
to
play,
cornerback
I
said
cornerback,
oh,
my
goodness,
so
I
see
you
mind
if
I
come
and
see
you
play
so
I
went
to
practice
that
afternoon
and
I
saw
him
play
and
I
said.
Oh,
my
God,
this
guy
gonna
get
killed.
I
I
realized
was
that,
first
and
foremost
he
wasn't
afraid
of
contact
and
he
wasn't
afraid
to
hit
somebody.
So
I
talked
him
into
going
out.
For
the
team
talked
to
our
coach.
He
made
the
team
and
from
there
we
started
practicing
playing
every
single
day,
I
remember
going
to
his
house.
He
would
run
in
the
back.
Tell
him
I'm,
not
home.
He
was
running
the
bag
and
I'm
like
get
on
out
of
here.
Let's
go,
we
will
ride
our
bikes
all
day.
I
Our
thing
was,
one
of
us
was
going
to
make
it
one
of
us
I.
Didn't
it
didn't
matter
which
one,
but
one
of
us
was
going
to
make
it
because
the
neighborhood
we
was
in
we
had.
We
had
didn't,
have
that
many
role
models
other
than
our
coaches,
that
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
with.
But
our
motto
was,
one
of
us
was
going
to
make
it
and
we
had
these
crazy
dreams.
We
wanted
to
be
produced
and.
I
I
just
went
along
for
the
ride
he
followed,
you
know
we
would
go
to
the
gym
and
Sam
was
a
good
talker.
He
talked
all
the
time
why
he
had
a
whole
lot
of
questions
and
that's
what
I
loved
about
Sam.
He
always
asked
a
lot
of
questions
mark.
Why
do
you
make
this
move?
Why
do
you
do
that?
Why
are
we
lifting
weights
all
the
time
I'm
like
just
do
what
I
do,
but
we
had
that
Bond.
It
was
the
little
brother
I
never
had.
I
I
have
two
three
brothers,
two
sisters,
all
of
them
are
much
older.
They
were
seven
to
ten
years
older
and
they
would
never
take
me
places
where
they
went
because
I
was
so
young
and
I
always
said.
If
I
had
a
little
brother
I
would
take
him
everywhere.
We
would
do
everything,
and
here
he
comes
and
that's
what
we
did.
We
played
ball
every
day.
Our
thing
was
we
wanted
to
find
the
best
talent
in
Columbus,
so
we
would
go
from
gym
to
gym
finding
guys
and
it's
amazing.
I
C
B
B
B
You
know
it's
when
you're
friends
and
somebody
loved
you
so
much
to
where
they're
so
happy
for
your
success
and
not
even
thinking
about
the
failures
and
the
things
that
happened
to
them,
because
if
Mark,
when
it
got
hurt
for
sure
he
was
a
first
round
pick,
and
he
was
just
always
encouraging
me,
he
would
come
to
my
college
games.
He
come
to
my
NBA
games.
B
He
would
watch
my
games
and
call
me
and
send
me
text
messages
about
moves
and
stuff
I
need
to
work
on
and
stuff,
but
he
had
a
vested
interest
in
me
and
so
I
tell
people
I
mean
I'll,
say
it
again.
This
is
and
I
have
a
large
family.
A
lot
of
older
brothers
they're
a
lot
older
than
me,
but
this
was
my
big
brother
and
I.
Just
man
I
just
think
about
all
the
time
we
spent
together
and
he's
always
been
there.
B
So
when
I
did
become
a
head
coach,
the
first
person,
I
called,
was
Mark
and
he
came
to
every
training
camp
every
training
camp
we
had.
He
was
sitting
there
with
the
coaches.
He
would
help
with
the
coaches
plan.
The
practice
plan
got
to
know
the
players.
The
players
would
be
like
coach,
you
would
say
I'll
be
like
he
was
a
whole
lot
better
than
I
was,
and
so
he
just
became
part
of
the
team.
B
So
it's
just
been
for
me
to
be
able
to
share
this
journey
with
him,
because
I
know
how
bad
and
how
deserving
he
was
and
for
whatever
reason
you
know,
life
fate
didn't
allow
him
the
chance
to
fulfill
his
dreams.
So
I
always
felt
the
responsibility
to
play
and
when
I
played
not
just
represent
myself
but
represent
him,
because
I
knew
that
if
I
didn't
go
out
and
play
hard,
I
was
going
to
hear
from
him
before
I
hear
from
any
coach
stuff.
C
Mark
as
we
talk,
and
we
see
these
athletes
and
coaches
sitting
on
this
front
row
player
that
you
was
and
obviously
in
a
moment.
Second,
it
was
taken
away
from
you,
but
for
you
to
get
back
up
off
the
ground
off
the
floor
off
the
deck
and
pursue
other
dreams.
Talk
to
these
young
people
about
how
you
think
that
you
should
go
about
doing
so.
Well,.
I
I
I
I
studied
him,
Claude
English
he's
in
the
Hall
of
Fame
down
here,
both
in
Phoenix
City
and
here
in
Columbus,
but
he
was
a
mentor
of
mine
that
I
really
not
never
I
didn't
get
to
know,
but
I
watched
him
and
Clark
was
special
and
he
called
me,
and
he
said,
Mark
I
want
you
to
come
up
and
take
a
visit
at
the
University
of
Rhode,
Island
and
I
said
well.
Coach
I
can't
come
because
I've
already
signed
with
the
University
of
Georgia.
I
He
said
well,
why
don't
you
just
come
up
here
and
visit
the
campus,
because
I
haven't
seen
you
in
a
few
years
and
I
like
to
see
you
so
my
mom
gave
me
the
you
know:
okay
to
go
and
I
went
up
there
just
to
go
and
see
him,
but
when
I
got
there,
I
fell
in
love
with
the
school.
I
fell
in
love
with
the
players
and
it
was
like.
Okay.
I
Part
of
my
dreams
are
starting
to
come
true,
because
I
always
dreamed
about
leaving
Columbus
just
to
go
and
see
other
parts
of
the
world.
Sam
and
I
was
kind
of
alike.
From
from
a
standpoint
of
you
know,
during
every
summer
most
of
the
kids
they
have
go
to
Florida,
go
places
and
for
summer
from
Summer
breaks
we
never
did
that.
We
have
no
money.
We,
that
was
the
question.
I
I
I
He
said
and
I
promised
your
mother.
If
you
come
to
school
here,
I
will
make
sure
you
graduate
now
on
my
way
back
home
on
the
on
the
plane.
That's
all
was
in
my
mind,
because
none
of
the
other
coaches
that
recruited
me
said
anything
about
graduating.
You
know
student
athlete.
They
were
like
Mark
you're,
going
to
be
the
face
of
this
school.
We
want
you
to
come
in
you're,
going
to
be
a
star
here.
Boom
boom,
nothing
about
graduating
and
that
stuck
in
my
mind,
89.9.
I
So
I
came
home
and
changed
my
mind
and
a
lot
of
people
didn't
like
it,
but
I
had
to
do
what
I
had
to
do.
One
of
the
best
decisions
I
ever
made
in
my
life
was
to
change
my
mind
and
go
there
because
it
opened
my
work
opened
my
mind.
It
opened
my
world
to
all
the
dreams
that
I
had
been
dreaming
and
what
we
had
been
talking
about.
So
it
was
a
great
thing
for
me.
I
The
other
thing
was
when
he
made
it.
It
inspired
me
to
run
my
business
or
to
start
my
business
from
my
standpoint,
I
used
to
tell
Sam
all
the
time
while
he
was
running
up
and
down
a
court
for
13
years
in
the
NBA
I
was
running
up
and
down
these
highways
trying
to
build
my
business
and
we
were
inspiring
each
other.
When
Sam
made
the
NBA,
he
called
me
and
yeah
we
was
on
the
phone.
I
was
crying.
We
were
both
crying.
I
Then
he
became
head
coach
of
the
Toronto
Raptors.
He
called
me.
We
were
crying.
We
were
talking
about
all
the
stuff.
We
went
through
the
whole
nine
yards
and
he
said,
oh
by
the
way
Camp
starts
in
October
I
want
you
here
and
I'm
like
he's
like
nah,
you
run
your
own
business.
You
don't
have
to
ask
nobody
nothing.
You
can
come
so
I
got
there.
We
was
Niagara
Falls,
Canada,
Niagara,
Falls
Canada
a
first
day
of
training
camp.
He
and
I.
I
These
little
boys
now
grown
men
fulfilling
our
dreams
sitting
together
on
the
bus
going
to
our
first
practice
in
charge
of
Toronto
he's
in
charge
head
coach
of
the
Toronto
Raptors
I.
Never
forget
that
day.
First,
two
seats
on
the
bus,
Sam
and
I
behind
him
was
his
coaches.
Behind
the
coaches
was
were
news.
I
Reporters
behind
the
reporters
were
the
players
Chris
Bosh,
Jalen
Rose
and
those
guys
Vince
Carter,
those
guys
I
remember
when
the
guy
turned
around
all
he
turned
around
to
Sam
and
he
said
coach,
everybody
here
Sam
said:
yes,
he
said
time
to
go.
Sam
said:
let's
rock
and
roll
when
he
closed
that
door.
I
dropped.
My
head
and
I
said
a
prayer
and,
as
I
raised
my
head,
I
looked
at
Sam
and
I
said:
hey
man
I'm
proud.
I
Now,
at
that
point
we
couldn't
give
each
other
high
fives
we
kind
of
gave
each
other
a
low
five
and
it
was
like
okay,
it's
not
now
it's
time
to
go
to
work,
but
what
Sam
did
for
me
and
you
don't
even
know
this-
he
gave
me
an
opportunity
to
get
inside
of
a
billion
dollar
company
and
learn
and
pick
up
some
things
from
this
billion
dollar
company.
So
when
I
come
got
back,
home
I
was
implementing
some
of
those
things
that
I
learned
in
that
billion
dollar
company
and
I
implemented
those
in
my
company.
I
I
So
we
decided
we're
going
to
start
with
our
camp.
We
wanted
to
have
at
least
200
kids.
We
want
to
get
the
best
coaches
in
the
city.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
have
some
of
these
dignitaries
that
are
here,
the
doctors,
lawyers,
Bank
presidents,
the
mayor
we
wanted
them
to
come
in
and
talk
to
those
kids
about
their
life
experiences,
their
UPS,
their
downs,
their
wins,
their
losses.
We
wanted
them
to
learn
about
life
and,
like
Sam
said,
the
basketball
camp
was
just
a
carrot,
not
just
thinking
we
had
set
up.
I
I
We
feed
feed
the
kids,
absolutely
free
everything
we
do
is
free
and
one
of
the
things
that
Sam
and
I
said
whatever
we
do
for
these
kids
is
going
to
be
first
class,
whether
it's
a
trip,
whether
it's
a
camp,
whether
it's
going
to
a
restaurant,
we
want
it
to
be
first
cat
class
because
we
wanted
them
to
experience
those
things
that
we
had
never
experienced.
We
wanted
them
to
dream
big,
because
it's
the
only
way
you're
going
to
realize
that
these
things
are
going
to
happen.
B
You
know
I
had
never
as
a
high
schooler
I
had
never
been
to
the
Columbus.
Airport
I
had
never
been
never
had
a
reason.
I
wasn't
going
anywhere
that
a
bus
or
car
couldn't
take
I
had
never
seen
the
airport.
I
didn't
see
a
airplane
until
I
had
my
freshman
year
of
college,
so
guys
when
you
talk
about
I,
think
about
this.
All
the
time
I
tell
my
wife
this
all
the
time
when
I
think
about
growing
up
in
Columbus
how
we
grew
up
school
and
everything
that
we
went
through
to
where
I
am
today.
B
I
I
was
on
my
way
to
my
car
and
I
saw
these
Five
Guys
kids
standing
together
talking
about
their
dreams
and
what
they
were
going
to
be
when
they
grew
up.
One
of
the
guys
said
he
was
going
to
be
a
football
player,
the
other
guy,
a
baseball
player,
one
guy
basketball
player.
All
of
them
wanted
to
be
pro
athletes.
I
There
was
this
one
guy
who
said
he
wanted
to
be
an
astronaut,
and
so,
when
I
heard
that
I
leaned
down
and
pretended
to
tie
my
shoes
and
I
heard
all
of
them
start
laughing
astronaut
man,
you
know
lost
your
mind.
What
what
astronaut
you
can't
spell
astronaut
so
I
got
up.
I
went
in
the
car,
I
gave
Sam
a
call.
I
said
man.
This
is
what
I
heard
I
said
we
got
to
take
these
kids
somewhere
and
I
was
like
this
one.
Kid
wanted
to
be
an
astronaut
and
Sam
was
like.
I
Isn't
there
a
NASA,
Space
Center
somewhere
around
here,
so
I
think
there's
one
in
Alabama,
so
that
was
our
first
trip.
We
took
30
kids
to
NASA
Space
Center
in
Huntsville
Alabama.
It
blew
everybody's
mind
the
chaperones,
the
kids,
everybody.
It
was
great
from
that
point
on
we
decided
to
have
Educational
Tours.
Every
year
last
year
we
took
15
20
kids
to
on
a
cruise
to
the
Bahamas,
all
free.
We
had
a
wonderful
time
and
I
think
the
play
of
the
Year
Giles.
I
C
Wonderful,
wonderful,
Sam
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
give
you
the
opportunity
to
touch
this
room
not
too
long
ago.
You
were
the
feature
speaker
for
the
FCA
and
you
had
a
powerful
message,
an
inspirational
message
and
I
want
you
to
I
know
we
don't
have
time
for
you
to
do
it
all,
but
give
the
audience
a
little
bit
of
that
particular
scene.
That
particular
message
well.
B
The
FCA
I
mean
you
know,
I
my
faith,
I,
don't
wear
it
on
my
sleeve.
But
if
you
ask
me
about
it,
if
you
watch
How
I
live
my
life,
then
you
would
know
I'm
a
child
of
God,
and
you
know
in
these
times
that
we
live
in
where
we
have
alternative
truths
and
people
trying
to
make
things
up
and
and
make
it
what
they
want
it
to
be.
B
I
just
asked
people
and-
and
it
reminded
me,
I-
was
always
taught
as
a
kid
we're
all
in
the
image
of
God
black
white
hispanic
male
female
we're
all
made
in
God's
image,
because
God
is
everything
and
everywhere
and
I
started
thinking.
Well,
if
we're
made
in
God's
image
and
we
supposed
to
represent
God,
why
do
we
treat
God
so
bad
when
I
look
at
Mark?
Not
only
do
I
see
Mark
but
I
see
God
in
him.
B
When
I
look
out
here,
I
see
people
but
I,
don't
see,
colors
I,
don't
see,
genders
I
see
God
in
everyone
out
here
and
if
we
start
looking
at
each
other,
the
way
God
intended
us
for
to
look
at
each
other.
That
way,
maybe
we
would
start
thinking
about
each
other
a
little
different
and
then
maybe
we
would
start
treating
each
other.
So
I
keep
asking
people
for
all
of
us
in
a
God-fearing
country
like
the
United
States
of
America,
where
we
wear
our
our
faith
on
our
sleeves.
B
Why
are
we
continuously
treating
God
so
bad
because
we're
all
God's
people
for
better
for
worse
and
I,
just
think
at
some
point
when
we
do
go
make
when
we
go
meet
our
maker
he's
going
to
ask
us?
Why
did
you
treat
me
so
bad
and
we're
going
to
say
he's
gonna,
say
yeah,
because
if
I'm
in
all
of
you
and
I
mean
everywhere,
why
are
you
being
so
disrespectful
to
me
and
I
think
we
should
think
about
that
and
I
try
to
remind
myself
driving
or
anything
when
I
come
in
contact
with
people.
B
I
always
try
to
remember
that,
because
wouldn't
you,
if
God
was
if
you
were
standing
in
front
of
God,
would
you
treat
him
that
way?
No,
no!
So
I
try
to
keep
that
in
mind.
I
just
think
if
we
just
start
looking
at
each
other
for
how
God
created
us,
just
maybe
we'll
start
looking
at
each
other
a
little
bit
different.
C
A
Back
to
Columbus
connection,
my
name
is
Sierra
Jackson
we
are
here,
live
with
Dr
Lewis,
Dr
Lewis,
how
you
doing
I
am
well.
Thank
you
yeah.
So
you
are
the
superintendent
and
I
know
it's
really
important
for
you
to
be
able
to
support
our
student
athletes.
Why
was
it
important
for
you
to
come
out
today?
It's
the
third
annual
sandmark
dream
and
Achieve
basketball
election
well,.
O
Again,
this
is
a
great
way
to
recognize
our
truly
great
athletes,
but
also
the
message
that
Sam
and
Mark
both
give
to
to
our
students
about
the
whole
idea
about
being
passionate
about
working
hard.
Making.
Sure
that
you
are
committed
to
friendship
and
all
the
things
that
they
preach
in
terms
as
part
of
their
message
is
tremendous
for
our
students
to
hear,
because
it's
all
about
showing
how
you
overcome
adversity.
O
A
A
A
P
To
see
all
these
coaches,
all
these
parents
and
and
Sam
and
Mark
and
DJ
everybody
pouring
into
young
people,
anybody
that's
doing
that
these
days,
I'm
on
their
team
and
and
the
other
piece
of
that
is
the
folks
here.
Recognizing
these
young
men
and
women
are
showing
them
that
hard
work
is
rewarded,
and
it's
not
all
about
skill.
It's
it's!
It's
all
about
your
will
to
win,
and
it's
your
it's
about
your
ability
to
to
stretch
yourself
and
do
your
very
best
for.
A
P
P
Know
what,
in
whatever
you
do
you
do
it
to
the
very
utmost
of
your
ability
and
and
I'm
telling
you
God's
going
to
have
multiple
plans
for
you
yeah,
because
you're
going
to
go
through
a
number
of
different
Avenues
as
you
grow
and
as
you
change
and
and
don't
think,
because
One
Direction
doesn't
work
that
there's
not
another
door
to
go
through,
keep
pushing
forward
and
never
give
up.
I.
A
P
You
know
to
me:
there's
stories
combined
are
amazing,
I
mean
I,
mean
here's
Sam,
who
who
admittedly
wasn't
that
great
of
a
player
right
and
Mark
was
all
world.
So
if
you
were
watching
those
two
participate
in
high
school,
you
would
have
said
Mark's
going
to
be
the
pro
Sam's
going
to
have
a
nice
college
career
and
move
on
to
business.
It
was
exactly
the
opposite
because
they
took
advantage
of
the
opportunity
that
were
presented
to
them
and
they
didn't
let
setbacks.
Stop
them.
P
Don't
ever
forget
your
family
and
what
what
they
represent,
because
what
they
represent
is
where
you
come
from.
You
know.
One
thing
that
you're
never
going
to
be
able
to
set
aside
is
your
your
the
name
of
your
mother
and
father.
Your
last
name
so
I
think
that
I
don't
know
if
it's
a
gem,
but
I
would
tell
them
just
to
don't
get
too
far.
Above
your
racing.
P
A
You
hi
y'all
welcome
back
to
Columbus
connection.
I
am
Sierra
Jackson
here
with
the
incredible
coach
of
Brookstone
Kim
Ellison.
How
are
you
doing
I'm
doing
great?
How
are
you
I'm
well
I'm?
Well
now
you
are
we're
here
at
the
third
annual
sandmark
dream
and
Achieve
basketball
camp
luncheon.
What
does
it
mean
to
you
to
be
a
coach
of
so
many
great
athletes?
Oh.
Q
A
Q
A
Q
A
Love
that
and
what's
one
piece
of
advice,
because
there's
so
many
gyms
that
they
shared
here.
What's
one
piece
of
advice:
that
you
would
want
your
students
and
even
other
students
in
the
Columbus
area,
to
know
about
not
just
giving
up
right
after
high
school
But
continuing
to
move
forward
and
investing
in
the
Next
Generation.