IRVING — The Trinity Valley Community College Iota Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa recently won the Five Star Chapter Award at the Regional Convention in Irving March 9-11.
speed. he grew up in utah s skid row. his japanese mother raised him alone. world war ii left the u.s.-born masaka feeling out of place in his own country. ex-ute teammate arnie ferin helped him through it. we stayed at my house and we all felt like he was just one of us. they became life-long friends, attending reunions, getting profiled in magazines, and at times even shooting hoops. i ve really been blessed, you know, people like arnie have been friends and not just for the time but forever, you know. masaka s name is on a team plaque at madison square garden, and the knicks honored him at a 2009 halftime ceremony. and as president obama noted in honoring masaka years later, he was the first nonwhite player in the nba. who became an nba hall of famer. all moments six decades after