Mount Pleasant, MI and The Woodlands, TX sit about 1,100 miles apart, but a certain connection attracted A.J. Bullard to play college basketball for Central Michigan.
Keno Davis is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Chippewas. The Iowa graduate began his coaching career as an assistant for the Hawkeyes in 1991, under his father Tom Davis. But the Bullard-Davis tie extends beyond October 2016, when A.J. initially committed to Central Michigan.
A.J. Bullard, a Texas-native, is the son of former NBA champion Matt Bullard, a longtime Houston Rockets power forward. Matt’s 11-year NBA career was developed in Iowa under Tom Davis.