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No doubting HoJo: He can ball<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“When he was in grade school, no more than 12 years old, his teachers and nuns looked him straight in the face and told him he’d never go to college.<\/p>\n

“When he enrolled at St. Thomas More Prep School after high school, college coaches said he wasn’t athletic enough to play at the Division I level.<\/p>\n

“After walking on to the Penn State men’s basketball team, he wasn’t expected to amount to much more than the last man on the bench.<\/p>\n

“Even as the Big Ten’s leading rebounder and the league’s ninth-leading scorer, people continue to doubt Aaron Johnson, as well as his dreams to play basketball professionally after college.<\/p>\n

“But Johnson doesn’t mind the criticism. In fact, he loves proving people wrong. He’s done it his whole life and said he’s not finished yet.<\/p>\n

“‘I know that everyone doubts that I will,’ said Johnson, now a junior forward on the Penn State men’s basketball team. ‘They just think that I am a great story for college, and after this, I will work at the MBNA Center and be a coach here. That’s not gonna happen. I will play professionally somewhere.’<\/p>\n

“He says that with the boldest look in his eyes and not the slightest bit of doubt in his voice. He’s quick to admit he’s not ready right now, but promised by the end of next season he will be on his way to the next level….”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No doubting HoJo: He can ball: “When he was in grade school, no more than 12 years old, his teachers and nuns looked him straight in the face and told him he’d never go to college. “When he enrolled at St. Thomas More Prep School after high school, college coaches said he wasn’t athletic enough … <\/p>\n

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