[PHOTOSTORY 2: MOTION] Basketball Games in Motion at the RAC

 By: Jahvarius Kendrick 

Elliot Veal sets for a jump shot while a game develops behind him. Elliot Veal is an Accounting major at Georgia Southern University.

Players look onward toward what is happening on the other end of the court at the RAC in Statesboro, Georgia. The RAC was opened in 1998 as mentioned on the Georgia Southern website.

Tahje Boyd, drives past his defenders for a layup. Boyd was noted as having been playing basketball his "whole life."

Tank Jones (left) sizes up his defender Lamont Ballard (right). Jones is a junior at Claxton High-School.

Lamont Ballard (center, forefront) attempts to drive past his defender Nick Karli (center, back). Ballard has played collegiate basketball for the last four years, most recently playing at Lincoln University in Missouri.

Sean Taylor (center, blue shorts) looks for his teammates while a defender guards him. Taylor's favorite player is Kobe Bryant.

Sean Taylor moves around on the basketball court. Taylor is from Statesboro, Georgia.

Kim Hunter bends down in order to get the ball. Hunter's favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kim Hunter (right) attempts a jump shot over Sean Taylor (left). Kenny Sailors, a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, was a pioneer of the jump shot.

Players look at a shot going into the basket. Ossie Schectman is credited with having made the first shot in NBA history.

Steven Henry (center, black joggers), sizes up his defender. Henry has played high-school and collegiate basketball respectively, with his collegiate basketball being at Lamar Community College in Colorado.

Steven Henry attempts to dunk a basketball. The NCAA banned dunking for nearly a decade, from 1967 to 1976.

Quan Brinkley (right) drives past Jordan Floyd (left) on his way to the basket. Brinkley is a senior, Logistics major at Georgia Southern University.

Jordan Floyd (center, ball in hand) maintains possession of the ball with defender Quan Brinkley (center, blue shirt) defending him. Floyd is a senior, Mechanical Engineering major at Georgia Southern University.

Jordan Floyd (center, gray joggers) attempts a fade away shot over defender Tyrone Wadley (center, red shorts). The fade away was the signature move of NBA legends such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

Players look at the ball while it is in mid-air. The RAC has eight indoor basketball courts as mentioned on the Georgia Southern website.

Sean Taylor saves the ball from going out of bounds. Taylor modeled his basketball game after his favorite player, Kobe Bryant.

Lamont Ballard (center, black joggers) attempts a lay up over Tyrone Wadley (red shorts). Wadley's favorite player is LeBron James.

Players get back in transition during the game. While the RAC has eight indoor basketball courts it is also located nearby M.C. Anderson Park, which has outdoor basketball courts, as mentioned on the Georgia Southern website. 

Lamont Ballard shoots a jump shot to warm up for the next game. The RAC on the Statesboro campus stays open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and has adjusted hours for the rest of the week according to the Georgia Southern website.