He wasn’t exactly a secret coming out of Irmo (S.C.) High School, just north of Columbia. Maybe Detrek Browning never should have wound up at FMU in the first place. It’s better than all those points he scored.” Things happen “Detrek’s done a lot of neat things here, made a lot of big plays, and he’ll always be one of my favorites,” says Edwards, “but if you ask me what I’ll remember most that’s it. But those days are long past now and recalling them now brings a smile to Edwards’ face. Gary Edwards, Browning’s coach at FMU, admits to some nervousness during the spring in question. I guess maybe coach was worried, but I wasn’t leaving. “And the people here have always been great. “Man, after all (FMU) has done for me … I mean, they were there for me when no one else was,” says Browning. The big decision, he says, was really no decision at all. But …”īrowning shakes his head, shrugs his shoulders. “I was hearing from a few people,” Browning says, “and people were in my ear, telling me to go, that this was my big chance. Friends, foes, even some of his teammates, had gone that route. There were schools out there – Division I schools – who were interested. …Īfter he averaged 20.1 points a game for FMU in 2015-16, officially his sophomore season, word got around to Browning. They can’t recruit a player, per se, until he puts his name on the NCAA’s official transfer list (which numbers each year in the thousands) but word gets around. But, bring them along too quickly, develop them too well – and this is especially true for programs at Division II schools like FMU - and bigger schools will come calling.
Their path is fraught with peril.īring a player along too slowly and he will leave for a situation where he can play/shoot/start more often. Players move regularly and easily from school to school, looking for the next bit of slightly greener grass and there is not much hard-working coaches and schools can do about it.
The dynamics of college basketball at all levels have changed dramatically in the past decade. Opportunities that would help connect our retreat center with your students. There somewhere that we might place brochures? We are open to any of those Is there a central bulletin board that we could put up a poster? Or, is Do you have a “Summer Jobįair” or a special “Summer Mission/Ministry Opportunity” event that we couldĪttend to set up a display table and have a presence on your campus? Or, Who are called to a summer of ministry and mission.įind those kind of students on your campus. We want those who are not looking for a summer job but those Participate in ministry but to grow spiritually themselves.ĭevoted servants of Jesus Christ who have integrity and good moralĬharacter. There are many opportunities for our summer staff to not only That everything is right for our guest on campus.Ĭampus is a mission field as we see firsthand God working and lives beingĬhanged. Our summer staff works behind the scenes to make sure Some of the jobs include yard work,īuilding maintenance, housekeeping, snack bar duty, pool duty, and security We host church groupsĪnd children’s homes from across 22 states and we have over 10,000 campersĮvery summer to help us run the camp. Retreat center located just south of Myrtle Beach, SC. Subject: Summer Ministry at Garden City Chapel
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