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M. Basketball: Walk-on Magic

There is a moment in every person’s life when they discover their passion.

This moment can occur at different ages, stages and times in their lives.

Junior forward Ty Egbert is lucky – his moment came in middle school.

As a member of his local Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team, Egbert was given the opportunity to travel all across the state of Washington and even to parts of Oregon.

“We played teams from all over, Yakima, Seattle, even down in Oregon,” Egbert said. “Then I finally realized ‘Hey I’m pretty decent at playing. I think if I just keep working at it I could possibly earn a scholarship somewhere.