To say this is a well-deserved honour seems like an understatement. The Franklinton, North Carolina-bred point guard helped lead UCLA to a three-peat in the early ’70s, becoming a first-team All-American while averaging 14.4 points as a collegian.
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The small forward was a First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Area selection in high school before playing five games as a freshman at San Jose State in 2005-06. Kovacevich spent his sophomore season at a junior college before moving to Division II ball with Southwest Baptist University, captaining the team as a junior and senior, when he led the squad to the Sweet 16.
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The man formerly known as Ron Artest was a fierce competitor over his 17-year career with six different teams (that included two stints with the Lakers), enjoying probably his finest season in 2003-04, when in addition to taking home Defensive Player of the Year honours, he was an All-Star, made the All-NBA third team and enjoyed his first of two appearances on the NBA All-Defensive First Team. For those of you too young to have seen World Peace play, here’s a taste in the video below.
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The Hopkinton, Masssachusetts-native just turned 19 last month, and stands 5’9″, weighing in around 175, although he says he’s added a few pounds to that total.
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Jerry really has a fascinating tale to tell, going from high school dropout to the man who started the classic ’70s brawl in the video below, to a powerhouse CEO that is sought by top executives to help them lead their businesses. His book is easy to digest, filled with entertaining anecdotes and truly aspirational. It should be required reading for anyone in a leadership position or those who desire to achieve that level.
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The 6’3″ blueliner was listed at 165 pounds last year, but has now beefed up to 185. Coming off a tremendous final season of high school hockey for St. Mark’s (Massachusetts) in which he racked up 46 points in 34 games, he’s beginning his first campaign with the Chicago Steel of the USHL. Moore is committed to play at Harvard University next season.
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In having his Pro Day cancelled, the Louisiana-Monroe fifth year senior missed a golden opportunity to show NFL scouts what he can do. And this was only exacerbated by the fact that he wasn’t invited to the NFL Combine. So when Day ran a 4.48 40-year dash — a time that would have ranked third among the over 40 linebackers that participated in the Combine — it flew under the radar, and he went undrafted as a result.
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