Mama, We Made It!

"You are your star player." EVERYBODY FROM THE TOWN STAND UP! It's the mid 80's in East Oakland, a young Murph is born as the city is still feeling the impact of the "crack era". His mother, a special education teacher, and gifted Gospel singer who wrote songs in her dreams. His father, a multi-business owning, self-made man, who holds down the definition of working hard. Murph lived in a juxtaposition - a kid from the East Oakland streets, and a private school student. But his true identity was hoops, and ball was life. Playing for some of the top teams in the country, Murphs basketball dreams were becoming a reality. With work ethic instilled by his father, he took on multiple jobs to make his own money, and build his own future. But it wasn't until a unexpected injury happened that Murph began to see the world differently, and dig deep into who he really was without basketball. After High School, he attended UC Santa Cruz, a place that would soon becom