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Seattle PG Abdul Gaddy is proving his grandmother's prediction right

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

ESPN RISE Washington-bound point guard Abdul Gaddy is the No. 14 player in the 2009 class. Gaddy's Motivation For Greatness Comes From His First True Believer By Ryan Canner-O'MealyESPNRISE.com Long before major Division I college coaches knew Abdul Gaddy would be a star, Kathy Simeona was convinced he would be special. "She always told me I'd be a good basketball player," Gaddy says. Of course, as Gaddy's grandmother, she was biased. But that doesn't mean she was wrong. Simeona, th ...

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