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At a Young Age, Nas McCoy Is Chasing Big Basketball Dreams

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Nas McCoy with his parents, Shatahni Eleazer and Maurice McCoy, on Shinnecock territory. CAILIN RILEY

Nas McCoy with his parents, Shatahni Eleazer and Maurice McCoy, on Shinnecock territory. CAILIN RILEY

Nas McCoy, 10, is a young basketball star, and plays for the Bronx-based Gauchos, an AAU team that counts Stephon Marbury as one of its alums. CAILIN RILEY

Nas McCoy, 10, is a young basketball star, and plays for the Bronx-based Gauchos, an AAU team that counts Stephon Marbury as one of its alums. CAILIN RILEY

Nas McCoy, 10, is a young basketball star, and plays for the Bronx-based Gauchos, an AAU team that counts Stephon Marbury as one of its alums. CAILIN RILEY

Nas McCoy, 10, is a young basketball star, and plays for the Bronx-based Gauchos, an AAU team that counts Stephon Marbury as one of its alums. CAILIN RILEY

Shinnecock resident Nas McCoy, 10, is a young basketball star, and plays for the Bronx-based Gauchos, an AAU team that counts Stephon Marbury as one of its alums. CAILIN RILEY

Shinnecock resident Nas McCoy, 10, is a young basketball star, and plays for the Bronx-based Gauchos, an AAU team that counts Stephon Marbury as one of its alums. CAILIN RILEY

Nas McCoy's room in his Shinnecock home is filled with medals and trophies, some as tall as he is.

Nas McCoy's room in his Shinnecock home is filled with medals and trophies, some as tall as he is.

authorCailin Riley on Jul 1, 2024
In the bedroom of his home on the Shinnecock Nation Territory, Nas McCoy has a framed poster of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, with one of Bryant’s signature quotes: “Great things... more

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