R.J. Kelly spent last season on the sidelines for the University of South Alabama men's basketball team after transferring from Savannah State. As a freshman for the Tigers, he averaged 9.7 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds, en route to all-rookie honors from the MEAC. He spoke with USAJaguars.com about his year off, the biggest influence on his career and why he enjoys playing basketball.
When did you start playing basketball?
I started when I was young. I actually started playing football at first and around the age of 12 of 13, I got out of football and fell in love with basketball.