dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz plˈeɪɪŋ dˈeɪz æz ɐ pˈɔɪnt ɡˈɑːɹd ɪnðə sˈɪɾi ʌv mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl, hiː plˈeɪd æt wˈɛstmaʊnt hˈaɪ skˈuːl, ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ æt dˈɔːsən kˈɑːlɪdʒ fɚðə blˈuːz, ˌeɪˌeɪˈeɪ bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl tˈiːm, wɪð fɹˈɛndz ænd tˈiːmeɪts wˈeɪn jˈɪɹwʊd ænd dwˈaɪt wˈɔltən.
During his playing days as a point guard in the city of Montreal, he played at Westmount High School, and later at Dawson College for the Blues, AAA basketball team, with friends and teammates Wayne Yearwood and Dwight Walton.