Tim Sullivan was an unlikely Division I basketball player when he graduated from Notre Dame High School back in 1978.
He lacked the size and didn't put up numbers in high school that would make big schools look at an undersized player from Genesee County.
But he did just that, walking on to the Canisius basketball team and playing at that high level. He also played for the Syracuse Shooting Stars and spent a few weeks on the roster of the Buffalo Rapids of the ABA, just a few years back.
I have gotten to know Sullivan over the years as he has helped many area youngsters with the game of basketball and we had a chance to catch up Tuesday afternoon.
It turns out, things are going quite well for the shooting expert.
He recently won a 3-point shooting competition - at the still Hooping 3-on-3 3-point shooting contest - against some pretty hefty competition, namely former NBA stars Glen Rice, Hersey Hawkins and Dale Ellis. He won the contest two years ago and was second last year.
Sullivan is continuing to work as an instructor at camps all across the country.
He puts on about 250 clinics per year and works for ADIDAS Phenom camp in San Diego, California.
Sullivan does one-on-one work with individual D-1 prospects and helps with instruction at many colleges, including Syracuse University, Indiana University and the University of Kentucky.
Sullivan said he has studied the science of shooting and has figured out how anybody can be a 3-point shooting star. Check out this video I found on YouTube, where he does not miss an attempt in almost 3 minutes.
You can also check out his Web site for more information.
