And he doesn't need an interpreter.
Basketball speaks a universal language.
The game has taken the former Hawaii-Hilo men's basketball coach around the globe, with clinics in Europe, Asia and seemingly everywhere in between. Retirement has meant passing drills and a passport. Europe has to offer, even a chance to rub shooting shoulders with a player off the Soviet basketball team that handed the U.S. the controversial defeat at the 1972 Olympics. Next month, he's off to Switzerland. I've helped out with the Vulcan camp every year and started one in Kona 12 years ago.