It’s written atop the gold-colored Kobe Zoom 6 sneakers that Jamal Mashburn, Jr., wears for every game.
“Keep Going,” alongside the number 5 in honor of his best friend and former teammate Terrence Clarke, a Kentucky basketball star who was killed in a car crash in April.
While the message is very personal for the 6-foot-2 Lobo sophomore guard, he’s tried to make it a mantra on the court – Never take a moment for granted and never let any adversity get the best of you.
On Saturday in the Pit, Mashburn made sure neither he, nor his UNM teammates flinched when the team’s leader in scoring, assists, steals and energy left with a sprained ankle in the final eight minutes of a tight game with Montana State.