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'Professor' Rules the School of Urban Street Ball

Grayson Boucher, 20, earned his nickname, "The Professor," because he schools people on the basketball court.
Tom Goldman, NPR
Grayson Boucher, 20, earned his nickname, "The Professor," because he schools people on the basketball court.

For several years, the basketball apparel company AND 1 has marketed the phenomenon of street ball through its highlight tapes of no-look passes and thundering dunks set to hip-hop. They feature AND 1's stable of players, guys with nicknames like Hot Sauce and Main Event.

Then, there's The Professor -- a slick, ball-handling guard who's somewhat of a pioneer in AND 1's urban world of street ball: He's their first white player.

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