Taymon Domzalski
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Jerome Taymon Domzalski is a retired American professional basketball
player and the only scholarship athlete recruited at Duke by Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) to attend medical school.
As a high school student at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico, he won the prestigious Dial Award
as the top student-athlete in the country and was named to the Parade and McDonald's All-American Team
. He played collegiate basketball for Duke University from 1995 to 1999. He was named to the All-ACC Freshman team, before an injury slowed his career. As a senior he received the Payne-Webber National Collegiate Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, recognized as the best collegiate student-athlete in the country. A 6'10" center, Domzalski helped Duke reach the Final Four
in 1999, falling in the championship game to the UConn Huskies
led by Rip Hamilton.
After graduating from Duke with honors, he played professional basketball both in the NBA and Europe. After retiring from basketball, Domzalski applied and was accepted by numerous top medical schools including Harvard before ultimately deciding to return to his alma mater. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2009. Taymon is currently completing a Radiology residency at the University of Southern California.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player and the only scholarship athlete recruited at Duke by Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) to attend medical school.
As a high school student at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico, he won the prestigious Dial Award
Dial Award
For the literary award presented by The Dial magazine in the 1920s, see The Dial.The Dial Award was presented annually by the Dial Corporation to the male and female American high-school athlete/scholar of the year.-Awardees:...
as the top student-athlete in the country and was named to the Parade and McDonald's All-American Team
McDonald's All-American Team
The McDonald's All-American Game refers to each of the all-star basketball games played each year for boys' and girls' high-school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top American and Canadian players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the conclusion of the high-school basketball...
. He played collegiate basketball for Duke University from 1995 to 1999. He was named to the All-ACC Freshman team, before an injury slowed his career. As a senior he received the Payne-Webber National Collegiate Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, recognized as the best collegiate student-athlete in the country. A 6'10" center, Domzalski helped Duke reach the Final Four
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
in 1999, falling in the championship game to the UConn Huskies
Connecticut Huskies
The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut in the United States. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Ice...
led by Rip Hamilton.
After graduating from Duke with honors, he played professional basketball both in the NBA and Europe. After retiring from basketball, Domzalski applied and was accepted by numerous top medical schools including Harvard before ultimately deciding to return to his alma mater. He graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 2009. Taymon is currently completing a Radiology residency at the University of Southern California.