Sometimes success can be traced,
like if you have a father and
mother who set a good example
and who always are trying to
help their kids from day one,
that child has a good chance.
That is the way Kevin Lish
grew up and it's all paid off.
He has lived a fascinating
basketball life all
over the world. With the help of
photographer Randy Schwenker, we give
you a look at his career.
He has spun his way to a remarky
successful basketball career,
and now, after being across the
globe about 10,000 miles away,
Kevin Lish has returned home.
I left in 2009 by myself, and Ie
back home with a wife and four .
Lish grew up in a family
with four kids in Belleville.
His father, Rusty, a former NFL player,
would work them out every night.
No traveling around the.
Country with a a U.
Just a trip to a great school g.
My dad put us through probably
the most grueling, you know,
workouts physically and mentally
and and but I enjoyed it every
step of the way as well.
There were blood, sweat and tea,
but we stayed close as a family.
We helped each other out and
I was pretty blessed to grow
up in the household. I did.
At All 12 High school,
this lethal shooting lefty left
as the school's all time leading
scorer with over 2000 points.
And then it was on to slew.
This turned out to be one of
the great Pelicans of all time,
a Hall of Famer and a member of
their all Century team. First
one in the gym, last one to lea.
Nobody got more reps than Kevin Lish.
Then he had an 11 year career in Australia
where he did everything. Two league Mvp's,
a Finals MVP, a scoring title
and a championship. Bless again
after three years of coaching.
There Kevin walked off the court
and two weeks ago into the
offices of Mosaic family wealth.
A billion dollar wealth firm
run by a fellow Billiken Hall
of Famer Scott Highmark. When
we look at adding team members,
we always look for three things.
Humble, hungry and smart.
And I don't know that I met too
many people that have more humiy
that are hungrier than Kevin Li.
And he's smart, Not just IQ butQ
and he has a pattern of success.
He's been successful at
everything that he's done,
so there's no reason to believee
wouldn't be successful doing this. But
the legend from Belleville Sloun
Australia is not exactly starti.
At the top, his title is
Client Service Associate.
How exciting is that?
I mean, I feel like everywhere I went
playing basketball, switching t,
I always had to prove myself.
So I think if you have a little
humility and and and always
have a thirst to learn, yeah,
it can be daunting, it can be s,
but it's pretty exciting too.
And the thing you must understand about
this new partnership of former shooting
stars is high Mark is the fifth all time.
Leading scorer at Slew with
1700 and three points.
Lish is 6, just 12 points behin.
We brought them to shave.
Its on this day to see if
they still had the touch.
Was it easier to hire him knowing that
you're 5th on the all time scoring list
and he's 6th and you're 12 points ahead?
We do kid about that because
thankfully he has no more eligibility.
He was a much better player thae
at both in college and after college,
but he can't beat me on the all time list.
He has reminded you that he's
five or six at least once, righ?
That's a prerequisite.
Every day I come into the officI
have to be reminded now I'm jok,
but he's pretty humble about it.
It was a bold move for the licious to
come this far, to try something,
but it appears to be a fit.
I wasn't going to move my famill
the way across the world just f.
A specific job in a specific industry.
It had to be more about the values aligning
and in that side of things. And yeah,
I feel blessed to be in this situation.
Kevin Lish has come home and he
has a new teammate with him now.