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THE JUGGERNAUTS Tyrius Walker- Kinesiology/Atlanta, GA priceless." Do you feel like you’re an underdog en- What do you do to prove people wrong? tering the draft? "I definitely do. Just because NBA teams know Morehouse isn’t a big basketball school and it’s in Division II, so the odds are definitely against me. I know what I can do and what I'm blessed with, so I’m not 1 worried about 1 that and hav en't been since high school.” What was your fa vorite part of the his toric season? “Just the love that my teammates and I were getting around campus and worldwide. I felt like we were slept on as a school and to see it come alive on campus made me enjoy it even more." “I’ve been an underdog my whole life so I'm just going to continue to do what I’ve been doing, just playing my game and people will rec ognize me no matter what school I came from. People will start waking up. As I stated be fore, I just have to turn it up to another level.” What do you do to prove doubt ers wrong? “Just working out with my trainers every day to get ready for the draft workouts and combine that I got invited to by some NBA teams. It’s a tough process getting your body pre pared, but I know this is God’s Plan so I’m willing to do what it takes.” Do you think having so much college ex perience gives you a leg up on the other players in your draft class? “I wouldn’t say it gives me a leg up because if you can play then you can play, if you know the game then that’s all that matters. But having experience just makes things better on my end just because they know that I can do both.” a What will you miss most about playing here at Morehouse? "I will miss my coaches who gave me the opportunity, my teammates who help me make all this happen and my supporters who just make me play hard er because seeing their reactions is (Tyrius did not get drafted, but was in vited to play for the New York Knicks’ summer league team.) Jamel Chambers (Boxer)- Political Sci ence, Pre-Law Track/Chicago, Illinois In your field of boxing, have you felt like you were an underdog? “I feel like boxing is its own unique sport. It’s really hard to consider some one an underdog in boxing because you could be the better fighter, but it all depends on how well you train for the fight. In my own personal experience, I’ve never been considered an underdog being that I'm undefeated. It’s really hard to consider someone 20-0 an un derdog.”