In 1996, Malik Rose recruited me to Drexel University. Not in person, but through a 17-inch TV set. The invite came in the form of slam dunks and jump shots. I was living in Oregon, looking for an east coast school to attend, and there was this 6-foot-7 guy, leading the Dragons to a 12-over-5 upset over Memphis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. I hadn't heard of this little school from the North Atlantic Conference, even though I'd driven across the campus before. I hadn't even known I was on a campus; that's how well it blended into the landscape of West Philadelphia. But here was a two-hour Drexel infomercial on CBS.
...Malik Rose was long gone by the time I arrived at Drexel. The Charlotte Hornets chose him with their second round pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He only spent a season there, and then he went on to win two championships with the San Antonio Spurs, in 1999 and 2003. He was a true Philadelphia native (Drexel recruited him out of Overbrook High,...
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