Basketball Star Reads Bible on Bench on Biggest Stage: ‘Gotta Bring Your Sword to Battle’
A college basketball star with NBA potential wants the world to know about Jesus Christ.
Gabe McGlothan, a 6-foot-7 forward with the surging Grand Canyon University Antelopes of the Western Athletic Conference, leads his team in rebounding on the court and reads the Bible on the bench before games.
“Gotta bring your sword to battle,” McGlothan said of his pregame Bible reading, a practice he has followed not only in the current season but also during his team’s appearance at the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
The 24-year-old graduate student made that comment Friday on a podcast with Jason Romano of Sports Spectrum, a faith- and sports-focused news outlet.
In 2023,
