What happens when “can’t miss” misses?
Philip Jurick knows.
Three years ago, he was considered one of the top college basketball prospects in the nation. He picked the University of Tennessee and lasted a little more than a year in Knoxville.
Jurick’s return has been traveled on a secluded path, filled with a lot of soul-searching and hard work, hoping to finally realize the potential so many others have seen in him.
At 6-foot-11, 266 pounds, Jurick hardly can go unnoticed, especially on a junior college basketball court. He’s supremely athletic for his size, so anonymity becomes even more difficult for the former East Ridge High School star. But for the last two years, Jurick managed to disappear as best he could, admitting he needed a break from the notoriety that he was never quite comfortable with as a player or as a person.