Ex-BYU cagers offer free clinics in Trinidad, Tobago
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Professional basketball players Danny Ainge and Greg Kite led a quartet of former BYU athletes who conducted free youth basketball clinics in the Caribbean republic of Trinidad and Tobago Sept. 2-5.
Jeff Chatman and Scott Runia, all-Western Athletic Conference performers during their collegiate careers, rounded out the foursome. The Church, together with Pan American World Airways, sponsored the clinics in cooperation with the government of Trinidad and Tobago.Separate clinics for coaches and players were conducted Sept. 2 in Sangre Grande and San Fernando, and Sept. 3 in Arima and Port of Spain, all on the island of Trinidad, and Sept. 4 on the island of Tobago. In addition, the players participated in an exhibition game Sept. 5 in Port of Spain.
"We came over here to show that Mormons are just normal, everyday people," said Ainge. "At the same time we came to try to talk about the Church and our testimonies."
The Church donated basketballs and basketball standards for the clinics.
In addition to the clinics, the players also appeared on television talk shows to discuss family values and problems caused by pornography, alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse.
