Catch up with some of the Cardinal men’s basketball players who made The Miracle at Maples possible. All photos courtesy of Stanford Athletics.
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Josh Childress ‘05: Childress spent four years with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks before playing in Greece from 2008 to 2010. He then returned to the NBA, playing for the Phoenix Suns, New Jersey Nets and New Orleans Pelicans. Childress became a free agent in December. |
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Chris Hernandez ‘05 M.A. ’06: Hernandez played professionally in Spain and Mexico for six years after graduating, winning MVP honors after his team won the Mexican league championship in 2012. After retiring, he worked for a startup for five months before heading to Notre Dame for business school. |
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Joe Kirchofer ’03: Kirchofer had a brief playing and coaching career in Denmark before spending seven years as a real estate developer specializing in affordable housing for a nonprofit. He now develops apartments for a for-profit company. |
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Rob Little ’05: Little played professionally in China and Spain until 2007, when he returned to the U.S. to work on Wall Street. He now works in securities for Wells Fargo. |
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Matt Lottich ’04: Lottich had short professional basketball stints in New Zealand and Germany, but made a name for himself during his eight years playing in Japan, earning three league titles and four All-Star recognitions. He is now in his first year as an assistant coach at Valparaiso. |
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Nick Robinson ’04 M.A. ’05: After serving as an assistant coach at Stanford for two years, Robinson spent a year at William Jewell and then rejoined former Cardinal head coach Trent Johnson at LSU. Robinson is now in his second year as the head coach of Southern Utah. |