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OSUBasketballJunkie

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Anyone know anything about Stockman's family situation? Apparently there was a report in the dispatch this morning. I took this post off the other site.

According to the bball story on the front page his newborn son is still in the hospital and in serious condition. Maybe puts recruiting into some perspective.
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yes hold on im on the phone though

http://www.dispatch.com/bball/bball.php?story=dispatch/2005/02/02/20050202-D3-03.html

OSU MEN’S BASKETBALL
Stockman’s baby improves after brain surgery
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

The boy born to Ohio State guard Tony Stockman and his girlfriend Friday was in critical condition yesterday in Children’s Hospital after surgery Monday to drain fluid from a cyst on his brain.

But Stockman said before practice yesterday that the boy, Tayden, was "doing a lot better, moving around a little bit," and that he expected him to be taken off a ventilator yesterday or today.

Stockman, the Buckeyes’ second-leading scorer, did not start for the first time this season but played 18 minutes off the bench in their 65-52 victory at Northwestern on Saturday. Coach Thad Matta said he did not start Stockman because he missed practice Thursday and Friday.

Matta said yesterday that he did not know who his starting guards will be tonight against Purdue in Value City Arena. Jamar Butler and Je’Kel Foster started at Northwestern in place of Stockman and Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, who was docked a start for being late to practice Friday.

Stockman said Tayden was due Feb. 16 but was delivered by Caesarean section Friday after an ultrasound last Wedneday revealed two cysts on his brain. He said the baby is not out of danger, "but everything right now is going real good."

Stockman was relaxed enough in the hospital Monday night that he said he was cocking his son’s wrist so he learns early how to follow through on his shot. But he said Tayden is not yet calling for the ball.

"It’ll be soon, though," Stockman said.


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http://www.dispatch.com/bball/bball.php?story=dispatch/2005/03/09/20050309-D1-02.html
COMMENTARY
Son’s fight for life inspires Ohio State’s Stockman
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
TODD JONES
His different worlds collided, the one of joyous screams, the other of silence.

One moment he was in the middle of hundreds of fans, all jumping in celebration in the aftermath of his final Ohio State home game, a victory for the ages.

Then he was walking down a hospital’s quiet hallway, heading to a room to see his son, a 6-week-old baby with a twoinch surgical scar on his shaved head.

"People don’t understand what you do when you leave the gym," Tony Stockman said.

Stockman left Value City Arena after OSU’s stunning 65-64 upset win over No. 1-ranked and previously undefeated Illinois on Sunday and went straight to Children’s Hospital.

His son Tayden has been there since Jan. 30, when he underwent surgery two days after his birth to remove two cysts on his brain.

"He’s doing really well," Stockman said. "I can’t wait to get him home, hopefully at the end of this week or next week."

Holding that baby makes the end of Stockman’s college basketball career this week in the Big Ten Tournament seem like a mere passing phase of life.

The senior guard doesn’t want OSU’s games to end — "basketball is my stress release," he said — and he hopes to play professionally next year, perhaps in Europe.

Yet basketball, part of his life since he used to dribble before he was old enough to walk, doesn’t define Tony Stockman.

"Getting a degree and being a father is a big part of who I am now," he said.

Basketball is a possible future option instead of a necessity for Stockman. He is on pace to graduate with a degree in sociology this spring.

"I’ve enjoyed studying sociology," Stockman said. "It’s helped me a lot in life. I’ve learned about people, why they do things, and it’s given me different perspectives on life."

His own life recently grew more complicated. Stockman’s girlfriend, Brittany Keltz, was due to give birth Feb. 16, but an ultrasound caused alarm. Doctors saw the need to induce labor and perform a Caesarean section Jan. 28.

Tayden Stockman, greeted by his father with "instant love," was only a day old when a magnetic resonance imaging revealed brain cysts.

"I was looking through the glass and I could see he was having trouble breathing on the table," Stockman said. "I just wanted to help him and hold him. Then he was off to the incubator."

The same weekend as his son’s surgery, Stockman permanently lost his starting position to Je’Kel Foster, continuing a star-crossed basketball journey.

Stockman shared the Ohio Mr. Basketball award as a senior at his hometown’s Medina High School, but his college career has been bumpy. He has hit big shots, been benched, played for three coaches at two schools (he transferred from Clemson after two seasons), lost more games (63) than he’s won (58), and will end up having never played in the NCAA Tournament.

"It hasn’t gone exactly the way I wanted it to go, but I’m happy," Stockman said. "You’ve got to take the negatives as positives, learn from them and adjust. Coming back to Ohio State and having Tayden has been a blessing."

Stockman has visited his son at the hospital, often staying until midnight, every day that OSU hasn’t had a road game. He spent six hours with him Monday.

"A lot of people have it worse than I do," Stockman said. "You talk to people at the hospital and see kids who are two years old and still in there. You see kids walking down the halls with IVs in their arms."

Tayden Stockman no longer needs a feeding tube in his nose. He’s shown steady improvement, although his father said doctors are uncertain if the baby will have problems because the cysts had put pressure on his brain.

"You want everything to be perfect for your child," Stockman said. "I’m looking at everything really positively."

And his quiet moments are as fulfilling as the cheers.

Stockman was in his son’s hospital room Sunday night, working on a paper for a sociology class, when the senior looked up at the TV and saw highlights of Ohio State’s win over Illinois from that afternoon.

"That’s a different part of my life," he said. "Seeing my son and how good he’s doing, that made for a great day."


Todd Jones is a sports columnist for The Dispatch
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that is a tough read for me....my son was six weeks early and i know somewhat how he is feeling, my son's situation was not as serious as young tayden, but i certinly can relate. it takes a big man to realize that being a father is now what defines him and not a basketball. i have a lot of respect for tony and even more so now, my thought and prayers are with you and your son. i was watching the game sunday with my son, he's two and a half, and he turned to me and said "here doe buckeyes, here doe" i actually thought of tony and his son and nearly lost it. i know he would give anything in this world to have his son utter those words on day, and i'm here to tell you, it is worth the wait.

god bless tayden!
 
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Big opportunity for Stockman

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Argentine powerhouse Penarol announced the addition of Buckeye Tony Stockman last week. This club is the reigning Champions of Argentina and are currently rated as the number one team in Latin American Basketball. Tony played his last two seasons in Brazil & Mexico. He turned 29 on July 10.

-The Hoops Market - Penarol signs Tony Stockman

Pe?arol signs Tony Stockman

Pe?arol has completed the roster with a foreign player. The Argentinian team has signed Tony Stockman, a 28-year-old American guard. Stockman, who played for the Clemson Tigers and the Ohio State Buckeyes during his career in the college, arrives to Pe?arol from Franca, of the Brazilian league, averaging 13.0 points and 2.3 assists.
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Stockman went back to Brazil in November to play for one of his old coaches. His team isn't having the best of years, but Tony is one of the best scorers in the league (at 18 pts per game). He recently played in his second straight Brazilian League All-Star Game.

Short clips

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR1hJzGRXro"]YouTube - Tony Stockman at the 2011 NBB All-Star Game (Brazil)[/ame]
 
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