Former Baylor basketball player Matt Sayman on faith, betrayal, March Madness and being a "leftover"
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2022
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Matt Sayman is a former Baylor Men's Basketball player and the current head high school basketball coach in Texas. He received a full scholarship from Baylor and played basketball there from 2000-2004. After remaining with the program following a shocking scandal in the off-season before his senior year, Matt would go on to break the Baylor career record for games played (118).
Today on the podcast, Matt Sayman shares how he was able to navigate the 2003-04 Baylor basketball season amidst a shocking scandal, what he learned during the difficult moments, forgiving his former coach, his connection with former Cowboys QB Tony Romo, and the powerful moment of surrendering to Jesus.
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