This is more important than most of the Petty BS here

[Newsdreams]

https://twitter.com/uofdjesuit/status/1139568963455787008?s=21

Feeling blessed by his Jesuit experience, alumnus Ike Eke '17, wanted to pay it forward. Using his own savings, he had a basketball court built for the young men in Enugu, Nigeria. He also brought them basketball shoes! Ike is just one example of a UDJ Man for Others. @ike_eke

[wadesworld]

Love it.

[Cheeks]

https://twitter.com/uofdjesuit/status/1139568963455787008?s=21

Feeling blessed by his Jesuit experience, alumnus Ike Eke '17, wanted to pay it forward. Using his own savings, he had a basketball court built for the young men in Enugu, Nigeria. He also brought them basketball shoes! Ike is just one example of a UDJ Man for Others. @ike_eke

Character Revealed.   The real kind! 

This is great

[fjm]

Yep real awesome stuff. Good for him!

[hairy worthen]

thats cool. whats most amazing is that a college student had the kind of money to pour a concrete basketball court. I didnt have enough money to buy chalk to draw the lines at his age.

[Galway Eagle]

In your face Markus

[brewcity77]

In your face Markus

That really made me chuckle. Well played, Galway. 

[tower912]

Stories like that buttress the notion that part of Wojos white paper is recruiting young men of character who will positively represent Marquette.

[#UnleashSean]

thats cool. whats most amazing is that a college student had the kind of money to pour a concrete basketball court. I didnt have enough money to buy chalk to draw the lines at his age.

You get quite a bit when you dont have to pay for anything while in college.

[Scoop Snoop]

You get quite a bit when you dont have to pay for anything while in college.

Let's just enjoy the story without taking cheap shots.

[Newsdreams]

You get quite a bit when you dont have to pay for anything while in college.

Not quite true, but whatever gives you joy...

[#UnleashSean]

Not quite true, but whatever gives you joy...

Marquette players receive $5,000 stipends per year for "full cost of attendance". Thats $5000 more then any other person receives at Marquette. That is on top of zero tuition and zero housing and board.

[connie]

Nice story.  Good kid.  Hope he heals up well.  Definitely more important!

[MU82]

Marquette players receive $5,000 stipends per year for "full cost of attendance". Thats $5000 more then any other person receives at Marquette. That is on top of zero tuition and zero housing and board.

Sure ... And most scholarship athletes at most schools use this money for charitable deeds.

Can't believe that even in a thread like this there are folks who want to piss on cornflakes.

Oh wait ... I'm not new here so I can believe it.

[#UnleashSean]

Sure ... And most scholarship athletes at most schools use this money for charitable deeds.

Can't believe that even in a thread like this there are folks who want to piss on cornflakes.

Oh wait ... I'm not new here so I can believe it.

Hmmmm? Someone replied that he couldn't imagine how someone in college could afford to pay for this. I told him how it was possible. No one is "pissing in anyone's cornflakes" you just failed to comprehend/read the full thread.

[hairy worthen]

Sure ... And most scholarship athletes at most schools use this money for charitable deeds.

Can't believe that even in a thread like this there are folks who want to piss on cornflakes.

Oh wait ... I'm not new here so I can believe it.

cant piss on cornflakes my aim is not that good anymore.

[Lennys Tap]

Marquette players receive $5,000 stipends per year for "full cost of attendance". Thats $5000 more then any other person receives at Marquette. That is on top of zero tuition and zero housing and board.

Interesting - I did not know that.

[Cheeks]

Marquette players receive $5,000 stipends per year for "full cost of attendance". Thats $5000 more then any other person receives at Marquette. That is on top of zero tuition and zero housing and board.

What is the cost of building a court in his homeland?  I'm guessing very light compared to what it would cost in the States.

[#UnleashSean]

Interesting - I did not know that.

Introduced in 2015: https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/04/news/companies/extra-cash-college-athletes/index.html

I believe they may have also grown.

[Johnny B]

Why do u call it "petty bs"? I mean what kind of discourse do you expect to see on a site like this lol

[Lennys Tap]

Introduced in 2015: https://money.cnn.com/2015/09/04/news/companies/extra-cash-college-athletes/index.html

I believe they may have also grown.

Thanks, Cain.

[MU82]

Hmmmm? Someone replied that he couldn't imagine how someone in college could afford to pay for this. I told him how it was possible. No one is "pissing in anyone's cornflakes" you just failed to comprehend/read the full thread.

If I misunderstood your post or your intent, and I certainly might have, my apologies.

[Newsdreams]

Why do u call it "petty bs"? I mean what kind of discourse do you expect to see on a site like this lol

Like this

[Newsdreams]

Marquette players receive $5,000 stipends per year for "full cost of attendance". Thats $5000 more then any other person receives at Marquette. That is on top of zero tuition and zero housing and board.

$16.48 / day, per school year.

[Cheeks]

$16.48 / day, per school year.

More like $19....or about $135 or so per week on top of all the goodies.