Not many people outside of Massachusetts know the story of Chris Herren. I never knew who he was until he came out to California. After things failed to work out for him at Boston College, Herren transferred to Fresno State. At the time, I was fully enthralled with Jerry Tarkanian’s ability to recruit NBA talent to little Fresno State. Now, what many people don’t know is that Fresno is a fairly large city. At 400,000+ residents, it’s about the same size as Oakland or Sacramento, just without suburbs. So, as one of the largest cities in the nation without a major league sports team, it’s a pretty rabid fanbase to have such a popular figure like Tark running the basketball program. He was bringing in guys like Rafer Alston, Tremaine Fowlkes, Terrence Roberson, and Herren, followed by guys like Melvin Ely, Courtney Alexander, and Chris Jefferies. Some went on to succeed in the NBA, some didn’t. But few suffered as far a fall from grace and promise as Chris Herren did. Most people don’t even know who the guy was. I can’t wait to see the full story tomorrow night…
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chappy81
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mceezy
Doin Work 
November 1st, 2011 at 6:57 am
I lost track of Herren after the Fresno “situation.” Should be an interesting view.
November 2nd, 2011 at 6:11 pm
I think I lost track after his first or second overdose and subsequent arrest….
November 1st, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Mac… I don’t know Herren’s story but I’m sure I’ll tune in.
I’ll have to say though, the last batch of 30 for 30’s haven’t been as good as the first batch.
I enjoyed the Bartman one but other than that, it’s been slim pickins.
November 2nd, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Bartman one sucked me in too. The Herren one wasn’t anything groundbreaking, especially as far as 30 for 30s go, but the story sold itself for me. Loved seeing old Fresno State footage and the games against UMASS back when they were good.
November 3rd, 2011 at 6:06 am
mceezy
It begs the question how good could Herren have been had he not stepped over to the dark side ?
tophatal …………