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Episode 9 - Mike Sweetney "The Gentle Giant" Yeshiva League Pass presents Tip-Off
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In this weeks episode of the “Tip Off” we bring you our biggest show to date! Mike Sweetney, is the reason for that and it has as much to do with his 6’8 height as well as his incredible story. It’s not often you get to sit down and talk with a former lottery pick who played in the NBA with the Knicks and Bulls. In the show you will learn that his greatest achievements and success are coming off the court. He had a storied career at Georgetown University and was drafted at #9 in the 2003 NBA Draft by the NY Knicks. He talks about his early career success and then ultimately being traded to the Bulls and dealing with a coaching staff who buried him on the bench. It was during these times where he battled with depression and eventually ended his desire to continue playing the game he loved. The NBA is in the past now and he will take you on the next part of his life and how he has flourished. He talks about his good friend Tamir Goodman and how he connected him with the Yeshiva League world and how he became coach/mentor for the Ramaz Girls Varsity basketball team as well as current assistant coach of Yeshiva University. His life mission is now helping people deal with mental illness as well as motivating and mentoring kids and adults. Enjoy this weeks episode with the Gentle giant, Mike Sweetney!
In this weeks episode of the “Tip Off” we bring you our biggest show to date! Mike Sweetney, is the reason for that and it has as much to do with his 6’8 height as well as his incredible story. It’s not often you get to sit down and talk with a former lottery pick who played in the NBA with the Knicks and Bulls. In the show you will learn that his greatest achievements and success are coming off the court. He had a storied career at Georgetown University and was drafted at #9 in the 2003 NBA Draft by the NY Knicks. He talks about his early career success and then ultimately being traded to the Bulls and dealing with a coaching staff who buried him on the bench. It was during these times where he battled with depression and eventually ended his desire to continue playing the game he loved. The NBA is in the past now and he will take you on the next part of his life and how he has flourished. He talks about his good friend Tamir Goodman and how he connected him with the Yeshiva League world and how he became coach/mentor for the Ramaz Girls Varsity basketball team as well as current assistant coach of Yeshiva University. His life mission is now helping people deal with mental illness as well as motivating and mentoring kids and adults. Enjoy this weeks episode with the Gentle giant, Mike Sweetney!
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