Jun 21, 2016 | By: Chelsie Brown

Christian Laettner Basketball Academy Visits Pillager

He was the third overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves back in 1992, which is why Christian Laettner enjoys sharing his basketball knowledge up here in Minnesota.

Onto day two Laettner made sure he was stressing the fundamentals of how to be successful at the game to over 160 campers.

As a two-time NCAA champion at Duke, an Olympic Gold medalist and an inductee into several halls of fame, his decorated career is easy to admire for the campers.

But just as they learn from his wisdom he likes to watch the progress these kids can develop in just three days.

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