Inside the Huddle: Bryant Rediscovers Love for Basketball, Takes Adva…

“I had never been so far away from my family,” Genesis Bryant said. “Having that comfort taken away, being in a place where you know nobody, the weather is different, the food is different, the people are different: It was kind of hard. I just had to lean on my teammates because they were the people I knew. I just thank God now that I have such a big support system. I have a big fan base and a big community around me now, so it’s kind of crazy to see how much a difference a year can make.”

Cynthia Bryant was nervous about Genesis venturing out so far from Georgia, but there was no one she wanted her daughter to play for more than Coach Green and her staff.

“Her AAU coach was like, ‘Would you really consider her going to Champaign, Illinois?’ We were like, ‘For Coach Green? Absolutely, yes,’” Cynthia Bryant said. “For my baby to move so far away, that just hurt my heart. That was a hard decision, but being there with Coach Green…