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Chris Herren to speak at Boston Scholar Athletes program

Print | Comments () Posted by Mary Pavlu, Globe Correspondent July 24, 2012 03:31 PM

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By Mary Pavlu, Globe Correspondent

Former Durfee High star and one-time Celtic Chris Herren will visit the Boston Scholar Athletes’ (BSA) ‘Summer Zone’ program Wednesday at Boston College, discussing issues he faced as a student-athlete and how he overcame them as part of the free three-day event for 50 Boston Public School scholar-athletes.

The event will be held at 1 p.m. in Boston College's Gasson Hall, Room 305.

Herren is now a motivational speaker for athletes of all ages. In 2009, he launched Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren, a developmental company that mentors young basketball players. He is also the co-author of "Basketball Junkie: A memoir," and the subject of the ESPN documentary "Unguarded."

Additional highlights of the program include:

Wednesday, July 25: Boston College
• 10 am: Guest speaker Steve Donahue, BC Men’s Basketball Coach
• 11 am: Campus tour
• 2:30 pm: High School preparation for college

Thursday, July 26: Northeastern University
• 10 am: Campus tour
• 11 am: College motivation panel discussion with NU students
• 2:15 pm: Professionalism seminar

Friday, July 27: Suffolk Construction Headquarters, Roxbury
• 5:15 pm: Dinner
• 6 pm: Awards presentation by Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish

For more information on the event or the BSA, contact Sarah Blodgett at (617) 557-9190 or sarah@mcdvent.com

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