DUNCANVILLE — Ron Holland’s next trip to Texas will be for business. Holland, a Duncanville graduate, is a professional basketball player with the NBA-affiliate...
— are the first two Dallas-area high school basketball players to choose the NBA-backed alternative to college.“Not many guys get the opportunity to go straight to the pros out of high school, and I’m one of few that got to do it,” Holland said. “It’s not just an easy switch. You’re a kid and a young teenager in high school, and now you’re with grown men now.”Ignite, founded in 2020, plays a 30-game schedule against the G League’s 29 other NBA-affiliated teams.
Holland and his mother, Tarasha, plan for the Hoops and Health camp to be an annual installment in Duncanville.“It’s heartwarming, knowing I was just one of those kids not that long ago,” Holland said. “I’m young. Literally, I wasone of them kids. Knowing that I showcased my skills and talents all over the place, I got the opportunity to become a role model. It’s heartwarming knowing that those kids trust me, look up to me, knowing they’re trying to be like me.
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