Post by CrimsonPhantom on May 9, 2015 16:04:49 GMT -7
NMSU Men's Basketball has offered F Bol Bol (6'10"*) (Olathe KS) has been offered a scholarship to play basketball at NMSU. Manute Bol's son.
ROELAND PARK, Kan. — It is not by happenstance that toy basketball hoops are scattered about the house of 15-year-old Bol Bol, or that his bedroom in the basement is home to about 40 pairs of basketball shoes. His love for the game was passed down by his father, Manute Bol, the 7-foot-6 shot blocker whose impossibly long arms and lighthouse smile made him a fan favorite for 10 N.B.A. seasons before he died in 2010.
But Manute Bol’s on-court fame paled in comparison with the humanitarian work he did on behalf of his native Sudan, raising money and awareness for a country bloodied by civil war.
They are big shoes to fill in every way, and Bol Bol is struggling to do so.
“Everyone thinks that I’m probably going to be the one, so everything’s on me,” Bol said. “I want to finish what he didn’t do.”
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ROELAND PARK, Kan. — It is not by happenstance that toy basketball hoops are scattered about the house of 15-year-old Bol Bol, or that his bedroom in the basement is home to about 40 pairs of basketball shoes. His love for the game was passed down by his father, Manute Bol, the 7-foot-6 shot blocker whose impossibly long arms and lighthouse smile made him a fan favorite for 10 N.B.A. seasons before he died in 2010.
But Manute Bol’s on-court fame paled in comparison with the humanitarian work he did on behalf of his native Sudan, raising money and awareness for a country bloodied by civil war.
They are big shoes to fill in every way, and Bol Bol is struggling to do so.
“Everyone thinks that I’m probably going to be the one, so everything’s on me,” Bol said. “I want to finish what he didn’t do.”
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Bol may have the exact same body type as his father, who blocked shots like no one ever before and almost never attempted any himself, but it does appear he is trying to play a different style.Rick Zych, Bol's head coach at Bishop Miege High School in Kansas, says he has the diverse skill set of a small forward despite doctors projecting a height approaching that of his dad.
Article LinkGreat Video with this article.
