Belize's number one basketball prospect - and Dangriga's very own Douglas Langford has committed to play at Harvard University. The university is giving him what's called a full ride scholarship - which means it covers all expenses.
Now, getting a scholarship like that from a private university is already good news - but Harvard also happens to be one of the top five universities in the entire United States - and one of the finest educational institutions in the English speaking world.
And for the Langford family, that Harvard degree was always central to their decision making process because they say that even this top prospect needs a plan b. We spoke to the family in a Zoom conference call today -w with Douglas Junior at St Pius the tenth high school in Los Angeles, his mom at her job in Belize City, and his father in Dangriga.
They shared their excitement and their level headed approach to a very big adventure:
The scholarship is valued at about 350 thousand US dollars.
We note that Harvard has a 4% admission rate - meaning that most who apply are turned away. He was also offered scholarships to Yale, Penn and Princeton.
Douglas junior will be 18 in December and is listed at 6 - 7 or 6 - 8.
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