Hughes, Lance Bond 2003-04-14
Lance Bond Hughes played for Texas Tech University on the men’s basketball team. He reminisces about his time throughout his time at TTU
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Interviewee Name: Lance Bond Hughes
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Date: April 14, 2003
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Wiechmann
Length: 63 minutes
Abstract
Introduction, Background in basketball, “Tech ties”, The recruiting process then & now, November 1990, signed with Texas Tech University, Choosing to play/ attend TTU, Living in Lubbock versus anywhere else, First impressions of TTU, visiting, A freshman at TTU, Making friends, Being a student and an athlete, Academic advantage(s) as an athlete, Taking courses, Athletes finishing school or not, Equal academics/ scholarships, Illegal versus legal moves in college sports, Coach Bobby Knight at TTU, The “Texas Tech way”, Plays on the court, Watching basketball on television, Loved to play all Big 12 schools, Everyone is getting better b/c of conference, Playing for Coach James Dickey, “Goofing off” on the floor, Fired and hired a new coach, Senior year at TTU, Transition to Bobby Knight for fans, Fans like good/ winning teams, Giving away tickets to get fans to come to games, Making life-long friends in athletics, “Missing 40 minutes of playing”, First time on ESPN, Consider coaching?, Did not want to be in a classroom, Never wanted to teach, Time consuming, Also having a real job plus coaching, Dealing with parents
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