In a wonderful bit of news, Shane Battier was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday. Who better? Who more thoroughly represents the ideals we’d like to see in a student-athlete?
Battier was an unforgettable college basketball player from beginning to end. Just some brief memories first:
- When he called Dean Smith to tell him that he had chosen Duke, Smith said “alright” and hung up (he later said he was asleep when Battier called).
- He watched a documentary on Shaolin Monks and was inspired. Next game he debuted his three point shooting and credited the documentary, saying it proved you could do anything if you believed in yourself.