Cinmeon Bowers, a Racine native, is fulfilling a childhood dream by wearing a Golden Eagles uniform in The Basketball Tournament.
“I grew up as a fan watching D-Wade,” Bowers said. “I always wanted to play for the home team.”
As Bowers entered his junior year at Rufus King International High School, a 15-minute drive from campus, that aspiration seemed viable.
“He was a version of LeBron James. He could get to that rim any time he wanted,” former King head coach Jim Gosz said. “He was so strong at the high school level without ever lifting a weight in his life.