William Gates - Star of "Hoop Dreams"
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4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2021
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
William Gates is a former college basketball player who was featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary "Hoop Dreams" back in October 1994.
Gates was a member of St. Josephs High School in Chicago, where he played on the varsity team all four years under legendary coach Gene Pingatore. After being highly recruited by many of the top colleges in the country, Gates chose to play for Marquette and appeared in 80 games during his college basketball career with the Golden Eagles.
A few years later, Gates would enter Moody Bible Institute and train to become a pastor. Today, he's started a clothing line
On today's podcast, William Gates shares about his experience being on Hoop Dreams, what it's like to have your high school career documented on camera, the loss of his brother, playing basketball against Michael Jordan, his journey to Moody Bible Institute and living a life as a follower of Christ.
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