College Basketball Has its First Player From Iran
1-liner, College Basketball, REligion December 10th. 2009, 4:15pmArsalan Kazemi: Never heard of him? He’s from Iran, and playing for Rice. He’s the first college basketball player from Iran. “Kazemi’s life as a groundbreaker has not been easy. Yearning for contact with home, he spends three to four hours per day on the phone and chatting by computer to Iran … When he began fasting for Ramadan in late September, the grind of basketball workouts made him so sick that team doctors persuaded him to eat.” Terrific read. [SI]
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December 10th, 2009 at 4:21 PM
“That” Iran?
/he’s Eye-ranian
December 10th, 2009 at 4:24 PM
That was a great read…between Winn, Davis, Wahl and Mandel, SI’s got by far the best college basketball writer stable in the country.
December 10th, 2009 at 4:26 PM
does he has all 10 fingers?
December 10th, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Any relation to the chick who “allegedly” killed McNair?
December 10th, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Fred – You beat me to it. Bonus points for the quotation marks.
December 10th, 2009 at 4:29 PM
good to have you back, Fred. where ya been?
December 10th, 2009 at 4:30 PM
who cares he sucks
/doesnt get it
December 10th, 2009 at 4:32 PM
second best.
December 10th, 2009 at 4:43 PM
behind who?
/if you say beadlemania…
December 10th, 2009 at 4:44 PM
not not Beadlemania
December 10th, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Any relation to the chick who “allegedly” killed McNair?
that’s what first popped into my head. all them’s names sound alike.
December 10th, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Persia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 10th, 2009 at 4:57 PM
good to have you back, Fred. where ya been?
I don’t have a lot of material. Have to save it for when I can comment early.