![]() Take a journey that will reignite your passion for life, challenge your perspectives on toughness and fear, and ultimately, inspire you to maximize your talent. ![]() (Crean) brought me in his office one day and said, 'I want you.' "Ī Division I college basketball walk-on was born. Both heartfelt and funny, Walk-On Warrior takes you into the mind of an athlete from John's perspective. I worked my butt off and really had my whole life, so I put it all out there. "Basically, he told me to write a letter explaining why I should be on the team. ![]() "I had a month to get in shape," said Willkom, whose father Monte Willkom majored in physical therapy at Marquette and was at the school when it won the school's lone national championship in 1977. Tom Crean was the Marquette coach for the 2004-05 season. While shooting around in the gym with Marquette players, one of them, Brian Wardle, suggested he try out to be a walk-on. The plan was to perhaps serve as a team manager. Walk-On Warrior Disclosure Tackling College Sports Podcast How to Walk On to a Division 1 Basketball Team with John Willkom PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO COME SEE. The next stop was at Division I Marquette University. ![]() After one season with the Golden Eagles, he felt unfulfilled. So he transferred down the road to Division 1 Marshfield High School for his final three seasons.Ī basketball scholarship offer came from Division II Minnesota-Crookston. He wanted to play against the best competition on a nightly basis and figured his best option was at a bigger school. ![]()
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