 He was awarded a scholarship and attended Kittrell College, a community college in North Carolina, and was on the basketball team averaging 41 points per game.He then attended Norfolk State University and played on the basketball team, teaming up with future NBA star Bob Dandridge.The Spartans won the CIAA title in 1968 with a 25–2 record; they lost in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Tournament.