Junior guard Tookie Brown has been named The George-Anne 2017-2018 Student-Athlete of the Year.
Photo by Hannah HeddenWith seven seconds on the clock on a Saturday night in early January, the fans in a packed Hanner Fieldhouse held their breath as a tight game was coming to an end.
But with the ball in the 5’11” junior point guard’s hands, the fans, coaches and players had no reason to worry.
He threw the ball up and a swish sent everyone in Hanner into a celebratory frenzy.
“I knew it was going in,” Tookie Brown said.