A Sense of Where You Are

He also discusses Bradley's studies and extracurricular activities at Princeton, where he concentrated in History and led Sunday-school classes through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.Individually, Bradley became the third-leading scorer in NCAA history, broke every significant Ivy League basketball record, set several new marks for scoring in the NCAA Championship, and was named most valuable player of the national championships as well as the national player of the year."[2] McPhee also highlights the play of Gary Walters (who went on to an accomplished coaching career and eventually becoming athletic director for Princeton, where he retired in 2014), Don Rodenbach, Bob Haarlow, Robbie Brown, Ed Hummer, and even Ken Shank, a role player and defensive specialist whose task was to guard Bradley in practice.Even today, the feats McPhee describes in this book stand as some of the most impressive achievements in NCAA basketball history.Bradley, meanwhile, played for 10 years in the NBA with the New York Knicks, winning two league championships, then became a three-term United States Senator from New Jersey and Democratic presidential candidate in 2000.
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