Matt Grooms’ parents will tell you their 22-year-old son is anything but a normal Division I athlete. A casual glance into his bedroom offers proof.
Grooms, a first-year walk-on at Boise State, lines his walls with books and maintains a miniature Buddhist shrine where he meditates.
Then there’s his roommates.
Instead of bunking with teammate and friend Zach Haney, or other teammates, Grooms still lives with his parents, Mike and Paige, and their dogs Gus, Ruby and Bella.
“He’s a good roommate,” Mike Grooms said. “He’ll get things done. He’ll take out the trash, he’ll do stuff on his own.