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Rutgers' Ogbole defied expectations by choosing hoops over both footballs

Rutgers freshman Emmanuel Ogbole did not play basketball until the age of 17 and at one point a career in American football looked more likely, but the 6-foot-10 Nigerian center persisted and has been rewarded.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/387...-footballs