Little guy on basketball court, big NBA dreams
He knows some question whether he'd be as good a shooter against better Division I college teams, though he had 33 points in a loss at Marquette this season, and 22 against an up-and-coming Northwestern squad.
He flashes a big smile when the subject of his stats comes up. Then he quickly brings it back to the team, as his father has taught him.
"He gets so mad at me when I say anything about stats," he says of his dad, who's also focused on his son getting his college degree.
"My dad says it'll be the first time I'll see him cry," Holston says of his pending graduation. For his father, it represents perhaps the biggest giant his son could slay.
Holston wants the degree, too. But he's holding on to his dream, the one he's had since his dad put up that tall hoop in the driveway.
"I really am counting on basketball."
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Martha Irvine is an AP national writer. She can be reached at mirvine(at)ap.org or via http://myspace.com/irvineap
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