I went to high school at Bishop O’Dowd in Oakland, CA. During my four years there, our basketball team went to the State Championship twice. Multiple players went on to play football or basketball at the next level, most notably Brandon Ashley (basketball, Arizona), Junior Longrus (basketball, Washington St), TJ Daniel (football, Oregon), Ivan Rabb (basketball, Cal), Kendall Jackson (basketball, Columbia) and Paris Austin (basketball, Boise St). When I was there, O’Dowd was consistently ranked as a top 25 team in California. Since I have graduated Bishop O’Dowd has been ranked as high as the #1 high school basketball team in the nation.
Through my Lens: Four years as a Colorado Buffalo
