<Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Emma F. Gates William Crawford </Td> </Tr> <P> William Gates (born December 28, 1971) is an American former Chicago - area high school and college basketball player . Gates was the subject of the 1994 Kartemquin Films documentary film Hoop Dreams along with another Chicago - area high school basketball player Arthur Agee . </P> <P> Gates was a young man from the Cabrini--Green housing projects . He and Arthur Agee, from West Garfield Park, hoped to have their basketball talent turned into professional careers with the NBA . The documentary Hoop Dreams followed them through their recruitment by St. Joseph High School . During high school, he worked hard to improve his basketball skills and his academics to the best of his ability, though he initially struggled with a low reading level . He struggled to get the required score of an 18 on the ACT exam needed to earn a scholarship at Marquette University and eventually managed a 17.5 aggregate score, which was rounded up to 18 . At St. Joseph, Gates suffered a knee injury which limited his playing and recruitment offers . He played three seasons for Marquette from 1991 - 1995 . He appeared in 80 games, making 29 starts and scoring 399 points . He graduated from Marquette with a communications degree . In 2001, Gates worked out with NBA star Michael Jordan in preparation for Jordan's comeback and was offered a tryout with the Washington Wizards but injured his foot . His brother, Curtis Gates, also seen in the film, was murdered on September 10, 2001 after being caught in a love triangle . </P> <P> Post-basketball, Gates got a Bible degree at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and became pastor at Living Faith Community Center in Cabrini--Green, a position he held until July 2012, when he relocated his family to the San Antonio, Texas, area . Gates' eldest son (William Gates Jr .) followed in his father's basketball footsteps, averaging 23.5 points a game his senior season at Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas, and receiving a full - ride scholarship to Furman University in South Carolina . </P>

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