Justin Meyer
975 posts
I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, and have loved basketball for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, I have always been too short and Jewish to play at a high level, so I instead settled for watching and reporting from the sideline. I graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in 2017, co-founding The Left Bench and spending time at The Columbus Dispatch, USA Today and San Antonio Express-News.
Basketball Waits, Renee Montgomery Opts Out of Season for Social Justice
Renee Montgomery announced Thursday that she will not be playing in the WNBA in 2020, instead choosing to…
June 18, 2020
Not Even Thabo Sefolosha Can Escape Police Brutality
Thabo Sefolosha was born May 2, 1984, in Vevey, Switzerland, to a Swiss mother and South African father.…
June 15, 2020
John Howard Watches 1960s Civil Rights Repeat in 2020
As a child growing up in America in the 2000s, I was taught about the Civil Rights Movement…
June 9, 2020
C.J. Wilcher Demands Respect: Conversation with a Young Black Man
This week, I spoke with C.J. Wilcher, a Class of 2020 Xavier commit from Newark, New Jersey, about…
June 5, 2020
America East Puts Forth Tangible Action to Combat Racism
America East basketball took a stand. Businesses, sports teams, celebrities and many more have released statements over the…
June 5, 2020
We See You. We Hear You.
“A riot is the language of the unheard.” Martin Luther King Jr. said those words in 1966. They…
June 1, 2020
Catch Up: Donnie Jones and Stetson Week
Nothing But Nylon has featured Stetson and its head men’s basketball coach, Donnie Jones all week long, from…
May 29, 2020
Donnie Jones Migrates South, One More Time
Donnie Jones is the Stetson head coach and was at UCF and Marshall before. He was also an assistant at Florida and won two titles there. This is his story.
May 29, 2020
Donnie Jones Endless Education: Podcasts, Books Grow Leadership Mentality
When Donnie Jones first interviewed to become the men’s basketball head coach at Stetson last year, he left…
May 28, 2020
Katie Ambrose: Always Working, Constantly Growing
Katie Ambrose has always been motivated. When the Class of 2022 point guard was in fourth grade and…
May 27, 2020