Every athlete has a success story to draw upon for daily motivation.
Heaps was an All-American soccer player at Duke University who began practicing with the women's basketball team following the 1995 soccer season. Soon Heaps was practicing with the men's team and earned a basketball scholarship in 1996. Opting to leave school early for a professional soccer career, Heaps played in 26 games and scored eight points in his three-year basketball career. He now plays for Major League Soccer's Miami Fusion. I women's basketball teams recruit men for practice scrimmages, according to NU coach June Olkowski.