When I was a freshman at the Episcopal Academy, I was, like all other freshmen, assigned a "Senior Buddy." Mine was Jerome Allen, who was a star guard for the basketball team.
I only talked to Jerome a few times that year, but he was always cool, and I ended up being friends with Jerome's cousin Sam for my four years of high school.
I continued to follow Jerome as he played at the University Of Pennsylvania, and along with Matt Maloney and Eric Moore, led the best Penn team I've ever seen play.
I remember being with his family as he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jerome went on to play for a few more NBA teams, as well as France and Italy
Jerome will be inducted this year into the Big 5 Hall Of Fame, and deserves every bit of it. A great player, with a ridiculous crossover, and a great dude.
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the big 5? is that like kindercollege?
ReplyDeleteHahaha, the Big 5 is a Philly thing. It's college basketball teams (all in different conferences) that play each other every year.
ReplyDeleteVillanova, Penn, St Joe's, Temple, La Salle.
It's a pretty big deal here.