TUTALIN, Ore. — When Dela Stewart talks, Isaiah listens because his father has a lot to say.
The 62-year-old native of Jamaica has spent nearly the past two decades preparing his youngest son for this seminal moment when he goes off to college.
“I raised him strict,” Dela said. “Very strict. Teach him how to have manners and respect. Go to school, come home and don’t run no streets.”
Admittedly, Dela, who lives in Rochester, N.Y., is nervous about Isaiah moving so far away from home, and pegged to be the next biggest star in college basketball with the Washington Huskies.