There haven’t been many reasons for former Oxford High basketball standout Keith Searcy to crack a smile over the last 16 months since he left home for Lorman to play for Alcorn State.
Searcy, a sophomore guard on Alcorn State’s men’s basketball team, has found college basketball to be a little tougher than he was expecting when he signed to play for coach Larry Smith after his stellar career at OHS.
For a player that never experienced fewer than 20 wins each of his varsity seasons, the Braves 0-11 start to the 2010-11 season and 2-29 record his freshman year have given Searcy a new perspective on dealing with adversity. (January 6, 2011, Page 7)
