Basketball gave him the hope to keep going during the nearly four years he spent in prison, but Brett Hollins said he has not picked up a ball since his final game as a senior captain at Southern Oregon University.
“I squeezed every ounce out of that ball that I could get,’ Hollins said.
The 29-year-old joined Oregonian columnist Bill Oram, who recently profiled Hollins in the three-part series, “The Baller’s Conviction,” to reflect on his journey from prison to college basketball and to share what comes next.
Read “The Baller’s Conviction” here.
On this episode of the Oregonian Sports podcast, they discuss:
• What it felt like when Hollins’ final season came to a close in the conference tournament
• How Hollins navigated the prison system and why his purpose behind bars was greater than basketball
• His plans for life after basketball once he graduates from Southern Oregon in June
Here’s the full episode:
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