University of Arkansas basketball signee Barry Dunning Jr. and his family’s world was shaken when his grandmother Helen Myers passed away at age 84 last June.
“My grandma has always been that safety net when things were bad or I had a bad game. She always told me the sun would rise again and there will always be another opportunity,” Dunning said.
The two-time Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year, Dunning, 6-6, 210 pounds, led Mobile McGill-Toolen Catholic to a 30-5 record and the Class 6A state semifinals as a senior. He was also named the state’s Mr.