It’s hard not to imagine Ben Stanley as a happy young man at this time last year. He was returning to Hampton, and HBCU with a solid basketball program, as a sophomore. His basketball future seemed set as he was preparing to make a big jump and land a starting spot. His scholastic endeavors were also going well and he was making good progress toward a degree in political science.
Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Hampton changed their policies regarding in person class and Stanley, who didn’t even own a computer, immediately began to struggle with his studies.