Drew Gooden is taking a couple classes at KU this summer, and he took a couple the past year. I admire that. One of my peavesfor basketball is when guys leave early. I don't like players leave early, but taking classes trying to graduate givesme more respect to that player like Carter, Jamison, SHaq, and others.
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Gooden knows the value of academics, thanks to his dad.
"My ninth grade year I didn't play basketball. The reason is I got an F in one of my classes. I got an F in P.E.," Gooden explained. "It was for not listening. My father sat me down and told me, ‘You can't play basketball this year.' It was an embarrassment to myself and my family. My dad took me on AAU trips to watch. I didn't see a basketball for a year.
"After that, I set goals for myself. It told me I needed to get my priorities right, for school. The next semester I got a 3.5. I had a dream to play college basketball and get a college degree."
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