In January of 1969, after a meeting to discuss the leadership of UCLA's new Afro-American Program, [Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins, Jr.] were murdered on campus by a rival black nationalist group, the United Slaves Organization. This shook up all the students, black and white, and made us all realize that what we were doing wasn't just an academic exercise, but had repercussions in the real world.

I love basketball, but playing basketball doesn't fully define who I am. I was always a good student, too.

Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since.

I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.

But all was not sunshine and Marvin Gaye songs. [UCLA] also recruited black students as part of a High Potential Program that was meant to bring diversity to the campus. Two of the students that were part of that program were Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins, Jr., both members of the Black Panther Party's Southern California Chapter.

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players.