For Immediate Release
January 23, 2008
Contact:	Lauren Martinson, 532-5953
	lmartinson@hpl.lib.al.us 

The Game is Deep explores life, basketball and faith

     Antonio McGinnis, or “Tony” as he prefers to be called, played basketball at Butler High School in Huntsville, AL and was named City MVP by The Huntsville Times his senior year. After graduating from Butler in 1991, he attended Texas A&M on a full athletic scholarship. 
     Upon graduating from A&M, Tony traveled the world playing basketball and hosting youth fundamental basketball camps.  After returning home from his final professional season in Australia, his focus shifted to helping young people in his community achieve even greater heights. He founded Mind Games Academy in September of 2001 with the goals of teaching young people the fundamentals of the game and showing them that they could have fun while playing the game they had grown to love. The academy is geared toward helping young people develop the skills necessary to compete on any level, and they teach skills that kids can continue to practice long after they leave the academy.  Tony believes that very kid can compete in life if he is properly equipped.
     In his new book The Game is Deep ($7.95), Tony explores the game of basketball, his own hoop dreams, and how God’s hand has played a significant role in his life. The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library’s Urban Circle Book Club will feature Tony at its February meeting. Tony will discuss and sign his book on Tuesday, February 19 at 12:30 p.m. at the Oscar Mason Community Center’s Auditorium, located at 149 Mason Court. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Questions may be directed to the Oscar Mason Branch Library at 535-2249.
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