Julius “Julz” Coles, an East Harlem native, plays professional basketball around the world.  As a youngster, with the help of the Boys Club of New York, Julius secured a scholarship to The Fesseden School, a junior boarding school in Massachusetts. Julius loved the experience, and a few years later, he was accepted to Blair Academy for high school.

 

After three years at Blair, Julius earned a scholarship to play basketball at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. Aside from hours on the basketball courts, Julius earned a BA in Communications, went on to earn a Master's in Sports Administration, and since, has played a major role in the community that helped groom him into the man he has become.