TAYLORSVILLE — It’s fourth period at Eisenhower Junior High School.
More than 40 students are in Mr. Ryan Tommer’s concert band classroom in E5, as the eighth and ninth graders rehearse for a little bit before the guest speaker arrives.
After a busy morning of practice, lifting, shooting — plus a team meeting — one of the newest members of the Salt Lake City Stars G League team surprised the group around 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
At 6-foot-8, weighing 250 pounds, Tanner McGrew certainly has the height of a basketball player, but once he shared his journey, many were surprised that music was actually his bread and butter to get to college.