January's Athlete of the Month Westmont star Pierre Pierce has a part-time job, good grades, a Division I scholarship and a goal of going Downstate. The senior still had some work to do, but it was off the court.
Pierce works part time at a sandwich restaurant.
During the season he cuts back his schedule to one or two days a week but keeps the job to earn his own spending money. There would be no satisfaction if I didn't. He works hardest on the basketball court, where the rewards have been huge this season, beginning with the scholarship he accepted in November to the University of Iowa. If I work hard, I may have the opportunity to start. The NBA, that's the dream.