Turns out TJ's (older) brother was quite the baller himself. Looks like the "little" brother I saw with him. He is also a coaches son and was a guard who grew overnight into a big man,
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That describes ,T.J. Leaf, a 6-foot-9 sophomore at Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.), who is coming off a terrific freshman campaign playing for his father Brad, a former player at Evansville University. Leaf definitely earned the game being around his father and from watching his brother Troy score 3,318 career points and lead their father’s program to four consecutive CIF San Diego Section Division V titles.
Those facts cannot be disputed. But osmosis doesn’t guarantee success at the next level. Success can be fleeting in college, especially when you’re an average-sized college player (6-foot-1) as Troy is."
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That describes ,T.J. Leaf, a 6-foot-9 sophomore at Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.), who is coming off a terrific freshman campaign playing for his father Brad, a former player at Evansville University. Leaf definitely earned the game being around his father and from watching his brother Troy score 3,318 career points and lead their father’s program to four consecutive CIF San Diego Section Division V titles.
Those facts cannot be disputed. But osmosis doesn’t guarantee success at the next level. Success can be fleeting in college, especially when you’re an average-sized college player (6-foot-1) as Troy is."
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