Mazhude
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Nice to have an ambassador for the UConn brand out there teaching the next generation...
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/mave...elps-basketball-blossom-in-dominican-republic
"The fact that I was able to give back to the city my mom grew up in was tremendous," said Villanueva, a power forward who re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks after serving as a valued sharpshooter off the bench last season. Villanueva is working the Basketball Without Borders camp in Santo Domingo, featuring talent from 18 North and South American countries.
"Man, there are some talented young players down here, and they come in all sizes," said new Mavs assistant coach Melvin Hunt, who is also working the camp. It's the first Basketball Without Borders camp in the Dominican Republic. Villanueva is optimistic it will be the first of many. "These kids are like sponges," Villanueva said. "They're soaking everything in."
http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/mave...elps-basketball-blossom-in-dominican-republic
"The fact that I was able to give back to the city my mom grew up in was tremendous," said Villanueva, a power forward who re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks after serving as a valued sharpshooter off the bench last season. Villanueva is working the Basketball Without Borders camp in Santo Domingo, featuring talent from 18 North and South American countries.
"Man, there are some talented young players down here, and they come in all sizes," said new Mavs assistant coach Melvin Hunt, who is also working the camp. It's the first Basketball Without Borders camp in the Dominican Republic. Villanueva is optimistic it will be the first of many. "These kids are like sponges," Villanueva said. "They're soaking everything in."