Milton Bell, 53, stands Friday on the courts where he honed his basketball skills as a child growing up in the Randolph Community. After playing basketball
at the University of Richmond and Georgetown University, Mr. Bell played on professional teams in Europe and South America. He is the founder and director of the Milton Bell Basketball School, which helps Richmond area youths gain basketball skills.
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Milton S. Bell Jr., 53, began playing basketball at age 7 in the Randolph Community in Richmond’s West End where he grew up. At the time, he didn’t realize that basketball would lead to him becoming fluent in Spanish and take him around the world to play professionally for nine different countries.
