Senior guard Mario West capped a storybook college basketball career Thursday night when he received the Michael Isenhour Inspirational Award and the team's Excellence Award at Georgia Tech's annual year-end team banquet at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center.
West, a 2006 graduate of the Institute in Management who played his senior season of basketball while working on a second degree this past year, finished a remarkable five-year career that began when he joined the team as a walk-on for the 2002-03 season. The Douglasville, Ga., native earned a scholarship after that season and played 19 games during the Yellow Jackets Final Four run of 2004.
"I have to say thank you to everyone, especially Coach Hewitt, who took a big chance on a guy like me," said West. "I'm a product of your teaching and the things you've instilled in us. This has been an unbelievable ride and a dream come true."
West Wins Two Awards at Basketball Banquet
04-13-2007, 08:20 AM
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