Good article if you're interested.
https://www.wralsportsfan.com/20-years-later-randolph-reflects-on-being-one-of-nc-s-most-sought-after-recruits/19941603/
As I casually followed his career, I was impressed how long he stuck it out overseas. In the article, he mentioned wondering if he was losing the drive to make it as a player during his various injuries while at Duke. The guy just hung it up so that's a really long career playing ball. He earned close to $5MM in the NBA and if he spent wisely and made a bunch more in China and various other spots, he hopefully has enough of a nest egg to transition into the end of his "young adult" phase of life.
Jason Evans' favorite player!
He mentioned that he is now just one credit away from getting his degree from Duke. Way to go, Shav!
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
I always liked Shavlik. I got to talk to Bucky Waters another NC State Grad. He got rejected at the final minutes of recruiting by Bill Bradley at Duke and Raleigh Broughton's Pete Maravich when he coached at West Virginia. Great story teller.
Perhaps Okafor Giles can carve out an Overseas career like Shavlik did. Reamed by the referees Final 4 against UCONN.Shav recovered with that great surgeon in Vail Colorado restoring his terribly damaged hip.
Last edited by heyman25; 10-26-2021 at 10:27 PM.