William Gates

William Gates

:"For the founder of Microsoft, see Bill Gates."

William Gates (28 December 1971 in Chicago, Illinois [ [http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/men_s_basketball/william_gates] Marquette Sports Wiki] ) is a former American high-school and college basketball player and a subject of the 1994 documentary "Hoop Dreams".

Gates was a teenager from the Cabrini-Green housing projects. He and Arthur Agee, from West Garfield Park, hoped to hone their basketball talent into professional careers with the NBA. The documentary followed them through their recruitment by St. Joseph High School and into their college years. At St. Joe's, Gates suffered a knee injury which limited his playing and recruitment offers.

Gates is a graduate of Marquette University.

In 2001, Gates worked out with Michael Jordan in preparation for Jordan's comeback and was offered a tryout with the Washington Wizards, but injured his foot; a tryout with the Chicago Bulls resulted in an offer to be on the reserve team, but Gates turned that down.

His brother Curtis Gates, also seen in the film, was murdered in 2001. As of 2004, Gates was a minister with the Living Faith Community Center in Chicago.

References

External links

*Imdb name|id=0309637|name=William Gates
* [http://gomarquette.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/061603aaa.html All-Time Men's Basketball Letterwinners through June 2003] – Marquette Athletics
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A27976-2004Jul4?language=printer Looking Back At Broken 'Dreams'] – washingtonpost.com


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • William Gates Computer Science Building — may refer to: * William Gates Computer Science Building (Stanford) * William Gates Computer Science Building (Cambridge) …   Wikipedia

  • William Gates Computer Science Building (Stanford) — The William Gates Computer Science Building, or Gates for short, is an L shaped building that houses the Computer Science Department as well as the Computer Systems Laboratory at Stanford University. Construction on the building began in 1994 and …   Wikipedia

  • William Gates Computer Science Building (Cambridge) — The William Gates Computer Science Building, or WGB for short, is a square building that houses the Computer Science Department at the University of Cambridge. Construction on the building began in 1999 and was completed in 2001 at a cost of £20… …   Wikipedia

  • William Gates — Bill Gates (auf dem Weltwirtschaftsforum WEF, 2007) William „Bill“ Henry Gates III, KBE [ˈwɪljəm bɪl ˈhɛnɹɪ geɪts] (* 28. Oktober 1955 in Seattle) ist ein …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Gates — Bill Gates Bill Gates Bill Gates au Medef en janvier 2008. Naissance 28 octobre  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William H. Gates — William H. Gates, Sr. Saltar a navegación, búsqueda William H. Gates, Sr. Nombre William Henry Gates II Nacimi …   Wikipedia Español

  • William H. Gates, Sr. — William H. Gates, Sr. Nombre William Henry Gates II Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gates (surname) — Gates is a surname, and may refer to:PeopleThe Gates family of Seattle, Washington, is prominent due to the financial success of Bill Gates and his company, Microsoft. Members of this family include:* Bill Gates (born 1955), Chairman of Microsoft …   Wikipedia

  • William H. Gates, Sr. — Infobox Person name = William H. Gates, Sr. caption = birth date = birth date and age|1925|11|30 birth place = Bremerton, Washington, USA other names = known for = occupation = retired attorneyWilliam Henry Gates, Sr. (born William Henry Gates… …   Wikipedia

  • William Edmond Gates — Para el empresario y filántropo estadounidense, véase Bill Gates. William Edmond Gates Nombre William Edmond Gates …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”