At 5-foot-0, FACS’ 8th grade basketball player is long on heart and potential
Five-foot, eighth-grader, Eric Blount Jr. (12), plays point guard for the FACS varsity basketball team against Olive Branch during the Memphis Hoopfest on Jan. 2, 2026. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Take a quick glance at the First Assembly Christian School boys basketball roster and it looks like a lot of other teams in the city.
6-foot-3 senior
6-1 junior
6-0 junior
6-0 freshman
6-6 sophomore
5-10 sophomore
5-10 freshman
Then your eyes land on No. 12 and the needle abruptly draws across the spinning record in your mind.
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John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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