I remember it like it was yesterday seeing this 6'6 12 year old kid playing in a cyo playoff game in sweatpants because they didn't have shorts to fit him. That 6'6 12 year old kid was Curtis Kelly. Me and the rest of my aau teammates told him we would like for him to come play on our team and we have shorts for him so he wouldn't have to play in sweatpants anymore. We played aau together and went to high school together along with our other aau teammate Edgar Sosa. The three of us were inseparable, whenever you seen one of us you knew the other two were somewhere in the area. We stayed in the same hotel room on every aau trip and sat next to each other when we had team meals. I can go on and on with stories about our childhood but I'm here to talk about yesterday's game Curtis had against Texas Tech. After a six game suspension, Saturday was the return of Kansas State center Curtis Kelly. In "Dirty Curt's" return he posted 12 points and 5 rebounds including two monster dunks in 28 minutes of action. During the suspension we have been talking to each other and all he kept saying was how he couldn't wait to get back on the court and that he thanks God for another chance. Kelly by far is one of the most talented if not the most talented big man in the country. He's a 6'9 left hander with a soft touch and a wonderful spin move around the basket. Here's an article discussing the game yesterday and a few quotes from Kelly on how it felt to be back out there on the court.
http://www.themercury.com/K-StateSports/article.aspx?articleId=d08732504f17409c88f78b9482dbe196
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