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As soon as kids walked through the metal gate to the Kirk Park court, they were greeted by hand sanitizer, a mask, a free t-shirt and Eric Devendorf.
After a brief shootaround, Devendorf called everyone together. “Need you guys a little excited,” he said to the group of 12- to 17-year-olds, leading a round of clapping. Devendorf replicated that energy for three 40-minute training sessions throughout the day.
Devendorf, who played at Syracuse from 2005 to 2009 and ranks 14th in all-time scoring, led about 50 local boys and girls through free basketball clinics Saturday.