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In today's episode, TJ is joined by Mono Wata, president of PGC basketball, and a special guest,

Ken Friedman, who shares

the true and untold story of Willie Cooper. In 1964, they made history together in the North

Carolina men's basketball program. Willie was the first black student athlete to break the color

line in the Tar Hill program, and his story is an honor to share with you all on the Harwood

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Welcome to the hardwood hustle. We have a very, very special episode for you today. In light of

a Black History Month, we've got a story that had been told at many PGC sessions from far away

and coaches and campers alike were all just kind of blown away by this story. And it's a story that we felt

needed to be told. And this is the perfect time to tell it. So we have special guests with us today.

Actually, two special guests. You're very familiar with Manawatta, the owner and president of PGC

and a multi-time guest here with us on the hardwood hustle and his good friend,

the legend Ken Friedman, who I've heard stories about for years and years of all the wonderful

things he's done.

And this story, he plays a role in as well.

And we are excited to tell you this story.

Mono, I'm going to let you introduce Ken and go ahead and take us into the

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