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per Mike Max:
Jamal Abu-Shamala made it to the Gophers because he could shoot, but he didn’t start playing the game at an early age.
“I think it was 5th grade when I started to play. I played hockey and soccer up until that point. Once I found basketball I started playing it and I literally played it everyday,” Abu-Shamala said.
Blake Hoffarber was a gold star. He was named Mr. Basketball before his career at the University of Minnesota.
He was a shot maker, because he practiced making shots.
“I just practiced. You have to put the time in. A lot of guys think they’re going to play a 5-on-5 game and they’re going to be the best shooter. You’re not going to make it just playing pickup games,” Hoffarber said.
These two former stars gathered to instruct a group of kids on the game they fell in love with, teaching and trying to make it enough fun they forget they are learning.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/03/26/former-gophers-hold-basketball-camp-for-kids/
Go Gophers!!
Jamal Abu-Shamala made it to the Gophers because he could shoot, but he didn’t start playing the game at an early age.
“I think it was 5th grade when I started to play. I played hockey and soccer up until that point. Once I found basketball I started playing it and I literally played it everyday,” Abu-Shamala said.
Blake Hoffarber was a gold star. He was named Mr. Basketball before his career at the University of Minnesota.
He was a shot maker, because he practiced making shots.
“I just practiced. You have to put the time in. A lot of guys think they’re going to play a 5-on-5 game and they’re going to be the best shooter. You’re not going to make it just playing pickup games,” Hoffarber said.
These two former stars gathered to instruct a group of kids on the game they fell in love with, teaching and trying to make it enough fun they forget they are learning.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/03/26/former-gophers-hold-basketball-camp-for-kids/
Go Gophers!!