In a feature from Black Athlete Sports Network on basketball great Dave Bing, I learned the following:
One university that didn't recruit him was Princeton, exactly where Bing wanted to go. He and his 3.1 grade-point average applied, but the school said no.
Bing went on to Syracuse, but he never forgot how he felt.
"For the first time in my life, I was rejected because somebody told me that I wasn't good enough. . . . I was devastated! I decided (on) my second choice, Syracuse University, and I made up my mind that I would never again put myself in a position where I would have to face rejection,"
6-7 forward Nikita Mescheriakov has received a full scholarship from Georgetown as a member of the class of 2011.
A brief quote from Princeton recruit Kareem Maddox from his graduation ceremony.
The Princeton Summer League began on Monday evening at Community Park. Chris Petrie scored 14 points for Coldwell Banker in a 55-51 loss to Mercedes. Last night Petrie had 12 points as Coldwell Banker defeated Cool Runnings 41-29.
In a 4-3 loss to Corpus Christi yesterday, Will Venable was 1-3 with a walk.
