Ngenkathi, ngoJuni 24, iMilwaukee Bucks-Ithimba le-NBA likaMilwaukee-libike ukuthi lizobe lisayine ukukhethwa kwesikhombisi-10 kanye nomklamo weTon Maker, abalandeli bahamba ngendlela engafanele. Lo mdlali we-7'1 "onokufinyelela okungu-9'3" angafaka amaphuzu ngama-hoops, yebo, kodwa futhi uyena wokuqala embonini. Ungumdlali wokuqala wokuqashwa esikoleni esiphakeme; abagijimi abaningi abasayinele bafundele ekolishi kuqala. Ngesikhathi esemncane esetshenziswa eSudan nase-Australia, uMenzi oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala uletha isiko ku-NBA ngaphezu kwezemidlalo.
"Sijabule kakhulu ngaye. Uhlale ukhathazekile: Ungabeka ikhanda lakho emcimbini ebusuku uma wazi ukuthi ubhale othile ongayethemba? Sizizwa kunjalo yiTon," iMenenja Jikelele iMilwaukee Bucks uJohn Hammond utshele i-WTMJ eMilwaukee
Uyathandeka yilo mfana? Funda ukuthi ufunde amaqiniso ayisikhombisa athakazelisayo ngoMenzi, ngubani ozoba isihloko esishisayo lapho inkathi ezayo iqala ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba. Ngokweqile, i-Milwaukee Bucks '$ 500 million entsha yezemidlalo izongena umdlalo wayo wokuqala ngo-2018, futhi ukuqhuma komfula kwaba ngoJuni. Kutholakala edolobheni laseMilwaukee, isiteji esingu-714,000-square foot foot, uma sesiphelile, samukela yonke imidlalo yasekhaya ye-Bucks kanye nemidlalo yeHockey neminye imicimbi yezemidlalo, kanye nemidlalo yekhampasi ekhombisa kanye namakhonsathi omculo.
Usetshenziselwa Ukuqothula Okubandezelayo.
Ukuya esikoleni sase-Orangeville District High School (http://www.ugdsb.on.ca/odss/) e-Ontario, eCanada, ngokushesha kwenza uMenzi akwazi ukumnika amandla isikhathi esincane, ikhono angase aludinge lapho ehambela eBrew City.
Iqiniso elihle: Umenzi wayeya esikoleni-futhi wadlala eceleni-uJamal Murray, omunye u-NBA wokuqala wokuklama u-2016 (uzobe edlala ama-Denver Nuggets).
Abazali Bakhe Bayizizukulwane Zabantu BaseDinka.
Wazalwa eSudan, uMenzi wabe esehamba nomndeni wakhe ePerth, e-Australia, eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala, kamuva eSydney ukuze adlale basketball e-Aranmore Catholic College (esikoleni esiphakeme).
Waba isakhamuzi esizwe salelo zwe. Abazali bakhe bangahle babuyele kubantu baseDinka, cishe abantu abangu-18% eSudan.
Wayengomunye wabaFundi BekuQala esikoleni esiphakeme samaBuchelball
UMenzi unomfowabo, uMatur (18, no-6'10 ": okufakazela ukuthi ukuphakama kugijima emndenini), obuye wadlala basketball ku-Athlete Institute Basketball Academy e-Orangeville. Yisikole sase-Canada sokuqala se-basketball esikoleni esiphakeme esikoleni samabanga aphezulu kanye nendawo yokuya esikoleni se-NCAA, ukushaja abafundi izifundo ezingu-$ 28,000 zaminyaka yonke. Lesi sikhungo saqala ngo-2011.
Uhlala eVirginia
Ngo-2011, abazalwane baseMenzi bathuthela eMartinsville, eVirginia, idolobhana elisendaweni engaba ngu-13 000, ihora eleningizimu yeRoanoke. Bobabili badlala ibhasikidi eCarlisle School, isikole sabafundi abangaba ngu-500 phakathi kweminyaka eyi-pre-school kuya ebangeni lesi-12. Ithimba layo lebhola lebhola lebhola lebhola lebhola lebhola lezinqola liye laphumelela ukuqhutshwa kombuso kasikhombisa
Idokodo lakhe lesikole kwakudingeka libe likhethekile-liyalwe
Ngesikhathi uMenzi ehlezi etafuleni lakhe ngosuku lokuqala waya e-Orangeville District High School, kwakungenakwenzeka, uma kungenjalo, kulungile. Ideskiti elisha layalulwa ngokushesha.
Wayebuka kuphela umdlalo wakhe wokuqala we-NBA ngo-2008
Ukuthandana komenzi wesikhombandlela nge-basketball yepro pro akukhiphi kuze kube manje. Ngonyaka ka-2008, lapho ehamba nge-TV-eneminyaka engu-11 kanti ngenkathi ese-Australia-wabamba umdlalo wokugcina we-NBA.
Lokhu kwaba yilapho iBoston Celtics (noKevin Garnett, okushiwo ukuthi bangenye yezithombe zeBotcher basketball) batshaya iLa Lakers (noKo Bryant).
Ungumuntu owakhiwayo we-YouTube Sensation
Ama-tape amathaneli ashicilelwe ku-YouTube.com avela okungaphezu kwesisodwa ngesikhathi sokusungula. Ngenkathi engenziwanga nguMenzi, ziyizikhathi ezihle kakhulu enkantolo futhi zasebenza njengethuluzi lokuqasha esikhundleni sakhe ngesikhathi sokubhaliswa kwe-NBA. Kule vidiyo engu-1:53 esuka ku-CityLeagueHoopsTV iyidlulisela emuva eminyakeni emihlanu eyedlule lapho uMenzi eneminyaka engu-14 kuphela, esevele ebonisa isithembiso njengomdlali we-basketball. Ividiyo ithole ukubukwa kwezigidi ezingu-2.3.