Rochester, N.Y. \u2014 A collegiate basketball star returned to his hometown Wednesday for a special event.<\/p>\n
UPrep graduate Melvin Council Jr., who is currently a guard for the Kansas Jayhawks men’s team, held “The Give Back” event at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rochester<\/a>.<\/p>\n Council, who also played at St. Bonaventure University before transferring to Kansas, brought more than 70 kids through a free, hands-on basketball skills clinic.<\/p>\n “Growing up, I got invited to camps that cost money, and I didn’t have the funds, so I couldn’t ever go to the camps,” Council explained, “so coming back to Rochester and for free, I know kids will be blessed, and I’m just thankful that I can do that.”<\/p>\n Council said the Boys & Girls Clubs were a part of his childhood here in Rochester.<\/p>\n “The Boys & Girls Clubs (are) very important,” he continued. “My dad worked here, so I’ve been in the Boys & Girls Clubs since I was little. I never looked back, and I always came back. I always wanted to make sure I got close friends and close people (who are) in the Boys & Girls Clubs.”<\/p>\n