That Time I Played a Pickup One-on-One Game Against College Basketball All-American Ronnie Lester

Before Ronnie Lester became an Assistant General Manager for the Los Angeles Lakers and later on a scout for the Phoenix Suns, he was an All-American collegiate basketball player for the University of Iowa. He was one of the top players in the nation and widely regarded as the Nation’s Top Guard. Even Magic Johnson remarked that Lester was the best player he ever faced in college.

Unfortunately for Lester, he suffered a career-impacting knee injury in the 1980 NCAA…