One-on-one was my specialty. When I was a sophomore at IU, I came home for the Christmas break and played in the city's one-on-one tournament. One of my first opponents was in his mid-20s. He had played on Purdue's freshman team when Rick Mount and Billy Keller were at Purdue. I beat him and two other opponents to make it to the final four.
I wound up tying for third when I barely lost to an opponent who was a college basketball player. He won the event, by the way.
When I played in it the next year, one of my opponents was about 6-4. It was make it-take it and I had a layup that I thought was going to win the game. I hung in the air and then used the rim to prevent him from blocking my shot, but he somehow managed to still block it. He then made three baskets in a row to beat me. What really shocked me was he was drafted by an NBA team a year or two later.
I loved playing basketball. Unfortunately, the high school coach didn't love my style of play and cut me both my sophomore year after I had made the team and my senior year.