TO FOUR TIMES. DR MCGEORGE HAS IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT CAN SAVE LIVES AT SIX. OH HE’S AN
NBA G LEAGUE PLAYER WITH BIG
DREAMS. I DON’T VIEW IT AS
PRESSURE. YOU KNOW, I JUST USED
IT AS MOTIVATION. THIS YOUNG MAN
MOTIVATED AND DETERMINED TO
REACH HIS GOAL. HE REALLY IS.
HE’S ALREADY WELL ON HIS WAY ARE
HOBIE ARTIGAS SAT DOWN WITH RYAN
TERRELL AND SHOWS US HOW HE IS
SHOOTING FOR HISTORY. HERE IN
DETROIT. WE’VE SEEN NBA
CHAMPIONS BEFORE, BUT THERE IS A
MEMBER OF THE MOTOR CITY CREWS
TRYING TO BE A PLAYER THAT THE
LEAGUE HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE,
AND HE’S DOING SO WELL TRYING TO
INSPIRE OTHERS IN THE PROCESS.
THE MOTOR CITY CREWS ROSTER IS
FILLED WITH PLAYERS TRYING TO
REACH THE NEXT LEVEL, AND RYAN
TERRELL IS NO DIFFERENT. BUT
WHAT MAKES HIM DIFFERENT IS
PLAYING IN PRACTICING TO BE A
PRO WHILE PRACTICING HIS FAITH.
WHAT DOES YOUR FAITH MEAN TO
YOU? AND WHY DOES IT MEAN SO
MUCH TO YOU? I AM. YOU KNOW,
IT’S WHAT I’VE DONE MY ENTIRE
LIFE AND IS WHAT I BELIEVE IN.
AND YOU KNOW JUDAISM IS ME. RYAN
IS SEEKING TO BECOME THE FIRST
ORTHODOX JEW TO PLAY IN THE NBA
LEAGUE THAT DATES BACK TO THE 19
FORTIES. THAT WOULD BE A DREAM
COME TRUE AND YOU KNOW, TO BE
ABLE TO INSPIRE, UH, THE JEWISH
COMMUNITY AND NOT JUST THE
JEWISH COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW
PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS TO SHOW PEOPLE YOU
CAN BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE.
BASKETBALL DESTINATION WOULD BE
NEW TERRITORY, AND HIS JOURNEY
IN THE SPORT IS ANYTHING BUT
ORDINARY REALITY. YOU BRIGHT
TERRAIN. NOW PUT IT ON THE
HIGHLIGHT REEL, SPURNING COLLEGE
BASKETBALL’S TOP LEVEL TERRELL
CHOSE TO PLAY AT YESHIVA
UNIVERSITY IN DIVISION THREE. I
WANTED TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A
PATHWAY FOR ORTHODOX JEWS THAT
YOU KNOW. YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO
DIVISION WANTED TO SUCCEED IN
BASKETBALL TEAM THAT WON 50
CONSECUTIVE GAMES, WITH RYAN
LEADING THE WAY AND INTERCEPTED.
HERE COMES OUR TRAIL IN THE
CLEAR. DOWN SCORING 27 POINTS A
GAME IN HIS FINAL YEAR, THE MOST
IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL, PURE LOVE
FOR THE GAME AND HIS COMMITMENT
TO HIS OWN INDIVIDUAL
DEVELOPMENT IS OFF THE CHARTS
LIKE HE’S HE’S SERIOUS MINDED.
HE’S FOCUSED AND ANY AND HE’S A
COMPETITOR, STRIVING TO PLAY AT
THE HIGHEST LEVEL WHILE
FOLLOWING WORD FROM ON HIGH IS
CERTAINLY A PATH LESS TRAVELED
SUNDOWN FRIDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY
AND SATURDAY. I DON’T USE MY
PHONE, NO CAR, NO PLAYING, NO,
NOTHING. NO ELECTRONIC, SO YOU
KNOW, I GET A MAP OF THE GYM,
STUDY IT AND THEN I MAKE MY
WALK. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO
MEDITATE, I GUESS AND GET AWAY
FROM THE WORLD THAT YOU KNOW, WE
LIVE IN EVERY DAY AND IT’S
REALLY GOOD TO RECHARGE RYAN
EMBRACING THIS OPPORTUNITY WHILE
BEING EMBRACED BY TEAMMATES TO
THE MAIN QUESTION IS HOW THE
HECK DOES THIS KEEP US STAY ON
MY HEAD DURING THE GAMES AND
SHOUT OUT TO CLIP KEEP US A
SIGNED AN ENDORSEMENT DEAL WITH
THEM. WE GOT CLIPS ON THE INSIDE
, OPENING THE DOOR TO LOCKER
ROOM CONVERSATIONS. AND OPENING
EYES AS WELL. BUT I KNOW A LOT
OF PEOPLE. UM I’M THE FIRST TIME
THEIR EXPERIENCE IN ORTHODOX JEW
, RIGHT. SO WHAT I TRY TO DO IS
WE CALL IT ACTING LIKE A MATCH,
WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, ACTING LIKE,
YOU KNOW, A ROLE MODEL SOMEONE
THAT THAT’S A GOOD PERSON. SO
THAT’S WHAT I TRY TO DO
SOMETIMES, LIKE, I DON’T KNOW IF
I SHOULD ASK, BUT I’M LIKE WE’RE
CURIOUS OR, YOU KNOW THEY’RE
JUST ASK HIM ABOUT BASIC THINGS.
IT’S GOOD. FROM LIKE A CULTURAL
EDUCATION STANDPOINT, FOR ALL OF
US HISTORY IN THE NBA WOULD BE
HUGE VARIETY, BUT HE WANTS THAT
POTENTIAL IMPACT TO BE BIGGER
THAN HIMSELF. I DON’T VIEW IT AS
PRESSURE. YOU KNOW, I JUST USED
IT AS MOTIVATION TO JUST KEEP
GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY. KEEP
WORKING HARD AND TRYING TO
ACHIEVE THAT GOAL, HOPEFULLY
DOWN THE LINE WHEN I’M WHEN I’M
RETIRED AND WHATNOT. I COULD SIT
BACK ON THE COUCH AND WATCH THE
NBA GAME IN A FEW YOM OCCURS
WILL BE ON THE COURT. THAT’D BE
THAT’D BE COOL. WOW BRIAN
TERRELL. REMEMBER THAT NAME?
WHAT OUR CITY CREWS PLAYS
TONIGHT AT SEVEN AT THE WAYNE
STATE FIELDHOUSE. WE DID PUT A
LINK TO THE TEAM’S GAME SCHEDULE