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Former NBA Coach Leads Bratt Basketball Camp
August 7, 2012
A basketball camp was held recently at the First Baptist Church of Bratt under the leadership of a former NBA coach.
Coach Roger Dutremble of Global Sports Outreach taught kids the fundamentals of basketball along with Biblical awareness.
Dutremble is a a retired coach and member of the International Basketball Hall of Fame. His career includes coaching at every level from high school to the NBA, and into international arenas, with a lifetime coaching record of 687-117 and seven national championships. He was selected “Coach of the Year” six times, and served as national team head coach to Belgium, Scotland, and Jordan. He was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, serving under Paul Westhead and Pat Riley, from 1979-83 and helping the team to three NBA championships with players like Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
For a photo gallery, click here.
“One of the many things that touched me about the camp”, said Bratt Student Pastor Tim Hawsey, “is coach does not receive any salary.The $35 registration fee will actually be used to purchase shoes and basketballs for children in other countries that do not even own a pair of shoes. So, we not only benefited much from learning about basketball, but we were able to participate in missions, too.”
Each of the over two dozen students completing the camp received a t-shirt and copy of Dutremble’s book “From the Backcourt to the Frontcourt – A Journey Into Faith” which details the coach’s life from abandonment as a child, living on the street, to his climb to the top of the sports world.
Pictured: A basketball camp with former NBA coach Roger Dutremble was held recently at the First Baptist Church of Bratt. Submitted photos by Ken Wooton for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Former NBA Coach Leads Bratt Basketball Camp”
Nice to read about good things like this. One of the problems with our news industry is the concentration on bad news. There are a lot of people doing some really good things and we never hear about it. Good job, Coach.
My kids had a blast. Thanks coaches and Bro. Tim.