Great article on former Fresno Stater Ja'Vance Coleman

Here is journalism at its finest. Kudos to Matt James for putting together this lengthy and comprehensive article and to Ja'Vance Coleman for his willingness to open up and display some of the history of his personal life.

Ex-Bulldog Coleman still trying to bridge gap
Matt James
The Fresno Bee
10/18/08

Ja'Vance Coleman's basketball career started here, in a walk-in closet of a gymnasium, with scarred dark brown floors and "Hoover Patriots" painted in green above the bleachers.

On the first day of practice in 1998, coach Ron Moore told the junior varsity to go to one end of the gym and the varsity to the other. Coleman was a 13-year-old freshman, 5 feet, 9 inches and maybe 125 pounds, and he went the wrong way.

"He stopped me and said, 'No, you're over there,' " Coleman says. "I was scared to death. I didn't want to play varsity. Coach Moore had to talk me into it..."

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