When I heard our team was taking a trip to the Bahamas and staying at one of the nicest hotels in the world, I knew it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. One of my first priorities was to do as much as I could around the hotel and take as much in as possible because it is such a massive resort with so much to offer.

We arrived Friday afternoon and as soon as we threw our bags in our rooms, some teammates and I went to the beach and went snorkeling in the crystal-clear water. The Atlantis has state of the art water facilities and all of the guys had a great time riding the unique slides such as the leap of faith, which is an intimidating 60-foot drop down a tunnel into a pool that lasts about two seconds. The weather has been great and its been awesome to experience everything this resort has to offer while bonding and spending time with each other.

Sunday afternoon we had the opportunity to do something different that many of us had never done and weren't quite sure what to expect. We visited an orphanage and spent time playing and hanging out with Bahamian children for a good portion of our afternoon. This was a very sincere and humbling experience for us to participate in and really put things in perspective for us as basketball players and human beings. The kids loved getting to spend time with some college basketball players. They had great attitudes and it was a special experience for us to be able to partake in.

- Jay Royster, Shelby, N.C.