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Description
Grant Long played basketball for the EMU Hurons from 1984 until 1988 before going on to a 15-year career in the National Basketball Association. Long speaks here about the decision to come to EMU, the tenacity of EMU recruiters, and the playing style of previous EMU basketball teams. He details the energy of Bowen Field House basketball games, and the game in which he scored 31 points against Bowling Green University. Long also describes the mentorship that took place between older and younger players who were predominantly first-generation college students trying to figure out how to live their new college lives.
Interview Date
9-30-2022
Keywords
Eastern Michigan University, EMU basketball, Grant Long, NBA, college recruiting, athletics, Bowen Field House
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Recommended Citation
Jones, Matt, "Grant Long, Oral History Interview, 2022" (2022). Oral Histories. 158.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/158