At the conclusion of the homecoming season, many alumni and celebrities visited the Howard University campus. In the midst of the homecoming chaos, Dennis Felton, a 1985 Howard graduate and former basketball player for the university, took the time to share his chase to fame after leaving HU years ago.
Felton has had a successful career in the sports industry after leaving the university. After starting his college basketball career at Prince George's Community College, he transferred to Howard and played on the men's basketball team receiving All- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference academic honors.
Once Felton left Howard, he went on to a coaching career at various colleges and universities around the country. He received his first coaching opportunity at Charles County Community College in Maryland and has coached all around the NCAA.
At Western Kentucky, Felton led the Hilltoppers to three consecutive championships from 2001-2003, losing only 20 games over the course of three seasons. After a successful coaching stint in Western Kentucky, winning three conference championships in five years, Felton accepted the head coaching position at the University of Georgia. Felton's most known coaching tenure was at the University of Georgia, where he won a SEC Championship.
Last weekend was Felton's first homecoming since being a student. He was unable to attend in the past because of various scheduling conflicts.
"It's awesome," Felton said of the homecoming atmosphere. "I'm seeing friends I haven't seen and my wife is an alumna too, so she's showing me where to go and remembers the layout."
As a basketball player, Felton expressed his feelings toward the attention that homecoming gives to football.
"I was always a little jealous," he said. "But it's great tradition. I was hoping they could build something similar around basketball."
Now Felton is the director of player personnel for the San Antonio Spurs. In this position, Felton ensures that all player needs are met from training to occasionally handling contract negotiations. Felton joined the San Antonio Spur's staff with Greg Poppovich in 2010. The NBA and Players Association are still negotiating a deal that will end this lockout and get professional basketball started back.
"No one knows, it will get resolved sooner or later, even if you ask David Stern," Felton said. "Everyone wants a deal. It's just about getting it done."
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