Anyone who knows me knows that I love basketball. I have played for as long as I can remember. Basketball has been my safe haven for most of my life. Still to this day when I want to relieve stress or clear my head I will find the nearest basket and shoot around for a while. Growing up I played in every league that my parents could find.
Basketball was instrumental in how I made friends growing up in school. I switched schools a handful of times and being the new kid is extremely hard. I made friends on teams and on the playground through a common love for the game. My dad is probably the biggest reason for my affinity towards the sport. When I was young my dad would be busy with work and really the only times we would get to spend anytime together is if we were watching basketball or shooting around in the driveway. Still we talk non stop about the NBA and what is going on around the league.
Going forward after college I still want basketball to be a big part of my life. I am a journalism major with aspirations of one day becoming an NBA analyst, writer or commentator. Last summer I raised money to pay my own way to go out to Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League. I wanted the chance to network with many of the people who I look up to who are working in the career field that I am striving to get to. Currently I am working with Sooner Vision who televises many of the OU basketball games. I was lucky enough to have my bosses recognize my basketball knowledge and give me the opportunity to work with the main TV commentary team and feed them stats/info during the games.
