ANNOUNCER: N, OWWESH 2 SPORTS, SPONSORED BY MULLINAX FORD. DAREN: HELLO, EVERYBODY, I'’ DAREN STOLTZFUS. IT’S AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT, RIT?GH FROM TEAM MANAGER TO A SPOT ON THE TEAM. FOR DAVANTE ROBINSON, IT HAD TO BE A LITTLE BITTEREET.SW ROBINSON WAS WORKING WITH SHI FAMILY ON HIS OWN BUSINESS, AND ONCE HE WAS A HATTER, THAT ALL HAD TOTO SP. UNTIL THE NEW NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS LAWS WENT INTO EFFECT JU 1.LY KENDRA DOUGLAS SHOWS US HOW HE’S READY TO GET BACK IN THE GAME. KENDRA: YOU MHTIG REMEMBER THIS MOMENT. THATAS W IN JANRYUA WHEN ROBINSON WAS ELEVATED FROM MANAGER TO TEAMMATE. HIS VELO FOR THE SPORT GOES BEND AYO JERSEY. IN HISRE F TIME, HE DESIGNS BASKETBALLS WITH HIS FAMY.IL >> YOU JUST TRY TO GET THE DESISGN ON ANY WAY WE COULD AND TAKE OFF WITH THAT IDEA. KEND:RA CREATIVITY MEETS THE HEART WOULD -- HARDWD.OO THE FAMILY GIVES BASKETBALLS NEW LIFE. BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND PREVIOUS RULES, FAMILY BUSINESS CAME TO A HALT BUT WITH THE RECENT DECISION TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS, THEY ARE BOUNCING BACK. >> I WAS WATCHING FROM THE SIDELINE HS,OPING IT WOULD WORK OUT. I’M EXCITED TOET G BACK TO WORK ON IT. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE MY VOICE AND PLATFORM TO PUSH THE TEAM FORWA. KENDRA: THE GOAL IS TO RAEIS MONEY FOR CROWDFUNDING AND GET PEOPLE TO DITCH ORDINARY BASKETBALLS AND USE ONES LIKE THESE. THE FAMILY HOPESHE T BUSINESS CAE FAMILY HOPESHE T BUSINESS N TAKE OFF. >> WE FEEL THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING AND EVEN IF IT TOOK LONGER THA
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Stetson Basketball player and family come together to make designing basketballs a family business
Stetson guard DaVante Robinson and his family are launching creative basketballs they hope will encourage not only fun, but also inspiration
Back in January WESH 2 Sports shared the story of DaVante Robinson. A manager for the Hatters, he quickly showed his determination and grit, becoming a walk-on for the basketball team. But when he is not throwing on the Hatters jersey, Robinson, along with his brother DeMicheal and their mother Cheryl are working behind the scenes designing basketballs. "We found some designs that will look great on basketballs, and we just tried to get them on there any way we could," says Davonte Robinson. "And so, we just tried to take off with that idea. And it's turned out well so far."'Designed2Dribble' is a website where creativity meets the hardwood. From the bright colored artsy styles to social justice, fraternity-themed and historic tributes. The family works together to give basketballs new life. The pandemic and previous “Name, Image and Likeness” rules brought the family business to a halt, but with the recent decision by the NCAA to lift those restrictions Designed2Dribble is bouncing back. "I just was kind of just watching from the sidelines, you know, really hoping that it would work out," says Robinson. "Now that the NIL has passed, I'm just excited to get back to work on it. And I really want to be able to use my voice and my platform to, you know, really push this thing forward."The goal is to raise $5,600 through Kickstarter crowdfunding to energize a business that turns an ordinary basketball into something extraordinary. And with 80 of the fraternity designs already sold, they’re well on their way."I think it's been really cool to see people, like train with them, practice with them to shoot around with them," says DeMicheal Robinson. "It really makes the visualization a lot more real."Mother Cheryl Sellers added, " We want to basically inspire other young people to never give up on their dreams. It's all about inspiring other people, especially young adults, to continue to go forward to not give up when they're disappointed."The family hopes the business can now start taking off and motivating others the way this basketball passion has motivated them."We feel like we're just getting started with it," says Davante Robinson. "We just feel this is just the beginning. And even if it took a lot longer than he wanted it to... just never give up and just keep pushing until we meet that end goal."
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Back in January WESH 2 Sports shared the story of DaVante Robinson. A manager for the Hatters, he quickly showed his determination and grit, becoming a walk-on for the basketball team.
But when he is not throwing on the Hatters jersey, Robinson, along with his brother DeMicheal and their mother Cheryl are working behind the scenes designing basketballs.
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"We found some designs that will look great on basketballs, and we just tried to get them on there any way we could," says Davonte Robinson. "And so, we just tried to take off with that idea. And it's turned out well so far."
'Designed2Dribble' is a website where creativity meets the hardwood. From the bright colored artsy styles to social justice, fraternity-themed and historic tributes. The family works together to give basketballs new life.
The pandemic and previous “Name, Image and Likeness” rules brought the family business to a halt, but with the recent decision by the NCAA to lift those restrictions Designed2Dribble is bouncing back.
"I just was kind of just watching from the sidelines, you know, really hoping that it would work out," says Robinson. "Now that the NIL has passed, I'm just excited to get back to work on it. And I really want to be able to use my voice and my platform to, you know, really push this thing forward."
The goal is to raise $5,600 through Kickstarter crowdfunding to energize a business that turns an ordinary basketball into something extraordinary. And with 80 of the fraternity designs already sold, they’re well on their way.
"I think it's been really cool to see people, like train with them, practice with them to shoot around with them," says DeMicheal Robinson. "It really makes the visualization a lot more real."
Mother Cheryl Sellers added, " We want to basically inspire other young people to never give up on their dreams. It's all about inspiring other people, especially young adults, to continue to go forward to not give up when they're disappointed."
The family hopes the business can now start taking off and motivating others the way this basketball passion has motivated them.
"We feel like we're just getting started with it," says Davante Robinson. "We just feel this is just the beginning. And even if it took a lot longer than he wanted it to... just never give up and just keep pushing until we meet that end goal."
