Austin Reaves | The Hill Billy Kobe
Austin Reaves is a 6-foot-6 guard for the Oklahoma Sooners who is preparing for the NBA draft. He says that he has a story that is going to be different from the others. Austin grew up on a farm in a small town called Newark, Arkansas. He didn't have any notoriety coming out of high school and he has had to literally work for everything. He knew nothing about AAU basketball, and when he would play, nobody was there to watch him. He grew up playing baseball, and in the 7th grade, he made the decision to play basketball full-time. Despite putting up 'crazy numbers' in high school through hard work, determination, and after a 6-inch growth sport, he was a no-star recruit who chose Wichita State over 4 other D-1 offers. He stayed at Wichita State for two years where he earned the nickname 'Hillbilly Kobe,' or, "HBK" for short, before transferring and starting at OU. FIGURE OUT THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STAY ON THE COURT When he was asked about transitioning to big-...