Not Mike - he handles these details with aplomb. Mike attended MSSD and played basketball and soccer. His job was grunt and dirty and often unappreciated by fans, and sometimes by teammates - to shove the opposing big men out of the paint, to grab rebounds and to set up screens and blocks.
All athletes have their own personal thrills or cherished memories.
It was easy. After Gallaudet, he continued to play basketball for deaf clubs such as MWAD, Block G and Baltimore Silent Oriole Club before calling it quits to move on to other things in life. Still involved with basketball, Mike is now in his 11th season as MSSD girls' basketball coach. He also served a season as the boys' coach. His best team was the 1988 team that went 26-3 and easily captured the Deaf Schools National Team of the Year honor.