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  <body>With the &quot;madness of March&quot; now officially underway and all the chatter that will be associated with college hoops for the next 3 weeks, I thought I would share this ESPN.com story from &quot;Joshua Hammann&quot;:http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3268122  that illustrates how much the game of hoops can mean to a young man in his pursuit to change/better his circumstances. 

I think that the SEEDS Academy ballers suffer from a slightly different strain of &quot;madness&quot; - there's is an affliction that impacts one's dreams, hopes, economic and educational pursuits. 

Here's a nice video about the &quot;SEEDS&quot;:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZnfVBRU670  - 
Sport for Education and Economic Development in Senegal Academy.

There's a 7ft 3in. &quot;project player&quot; named &quot;Moussa Seck&quot;:http://sportsnation.espn.go.com/fans/Katalyst4Sport/photos/375434
highlighted in the piece. Who knows...he could be the &quot;BIG&quot; or maybe another player from the SEEDS Academy, that will be the recruit and difference maker for your team's ability to make the NCAA 2010 tourney and advance. We can all dream, right?! 

*How's your bracket?! *</body>
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  <created-at type="datetime">2009-03-15T19:58:59Z</created-at>
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  <title>African Hoop Dreams: SEEDS Academy is a catalyst!</title>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2009-03-15T20:16:18Z</updated-at>
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