hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd sˈʌðɚn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn luːˌiːzɪˈænə, juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wˌɛɹ hiː wʌzɐ tˈiːmeɪt ʌv fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˌɛnbˌiːˈeɪ plˈeɪɚ ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi nˈɛts hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ, ˈeɪvɚɹi dʒˈɑːnsən.
He attended Southern University in Louisiana, United States where he was a teammate of former NBA player and former New Jersey Nets head coach, Avery Johnson.