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SLO LIFE Magazine Jun/Jul 2019

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| MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR<br />

HOOP<br />

DREAMS<br />

PHOTOGRAPHY BY VANESSA PLAKIAS<br />

It seems like only yesterday when a young Indiana native named MIKE WOZNIAK<br />

wedged his way out of a tiny commuter plane and into the sundrenched San Luis<br />

Obispo afternoon. Little did he know that the coastal hamlet he had just met would<br />

become his permanent home and the launching pad for an exceptional collegiate<br />

basketball run, which led to a short stint in the professional ranks, a fascinating<br />

career in radio broadcasting, a wife and two young kids, and a popular youth<br />

basketball program he calls 3Ball. Here is his story…<br />

44 | <strong>SLO</strong> <strong>LIFE</strong> MAGAZINE | JUN/JUL <strong>2019</strong>

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