Our producer hit the nail on the head with the title of Episode 8 "Perseverance" Samuel Coleman Jr ( @samcolemanjr :Instagram) was a late bloomer when it came to his love of hoops. Basketball was something that he had to work on even with the size and frame he was blessed with in 8th grade.

High school basketball coach bumped him up to varsity as playing 4 years of JV was embarrassing. Senior year garbage time and internal drive motivated Sam after no real college offers. He briefly get into school and finds himself injured in exhibition game, grades suffering and back in Baltimore on mom's couch kicked out of school. His strong black mother motivates, in a way only they can, Big Sam finds himself in an open gym opportunity were faith puts the right people in his life. Sam get's another chance with a scholarship to play basketball at Coppin State University, which is a public historically black university located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Big Sam takes us through his playing days from college, into to the NBA, D-league and international. Learned a few valuable lessons like; there are no fouls in Mexico league basketball, if you want it you better go get it, even if you have to walk and why we ALL need a weasel in our life!!!!

Now he is "Dunking Deals" as a real estate agent. Sam shares some humbling lows beginning his real estate career. Again his perseverance shines though as he passes the Nevada Real Estate Exam. Check out Sam's company Hoops for Homes ( @hoopsforhomes :Instagram) how he came up with the company name. Then he is blessed again to find another "weasel" in Aaron Taylor The Real Estate Guy.

Sam Coleman Jr - understands to much is given, much is required. Brings light to the two great organizations helping her in Las Vegas and have chapters in other cities:
Street Teens - https://www.streetteens.org/
Sleep & heavenly peace - https://www.shpbeds.org/

For the assist- he drops a very simple jewel of wisdom: READ!!!! Here his top 3 books you must read!

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