It was a telling moment in a USA Basketball training camp full of young professional stars coached by Krzyzewski, Duke's college icon.

Martyn Wood - Ex rugby professional star.

Soon he could be a professional star.

Many of his friends are already professional stars back home.

It all contributed to a carnival atmosphere, all part of the circus of being a professional star.

Future professional stars, some with Hall-of-Fame-caliber college careers, will always be remembered for what happened that night in a game that followed all the other bowls.

A leading amateur of the 1950's and two professional stars of the 1970's were named yesterday to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

He became a professional star in Japan and last March helped the Japanese national team win the first World Baseball Classic.

Young players like McDavid are the other side of fabled players like Garnett and Bryant, who became professional stars after leaving school early.

More recent professional stars include pitcher Tommy John and catcher Brian Dorsett, both of whom played for the New York Yankees during their careers.