KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) In 1998, Shane Battier was cut by coach Rick Majerus Goodwill USA Team.
On Sunday, both were inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
That happened right after the Duke standouts freshman season and he used that as motivation throughout the rest of his college career.
It was the first time Ive ever been cut from a team, Battier said. I was pretty heated and after that I worked my tail off. I had one goal and that was I wanted my coach to be sweating every second when I was on the bench.
Following that, Battier…
