When I started playing basketball in a new league at the Santa Monica YMCA, it consisted of only four teams. But by the time I left, it had grown to 30 teams and 250 players. Mathias was there from the very beginning of this league, first as a referee before becoming a coach and then a league administrator. His contributions to the league were so great that in 2018, he was inducted into the Santa Monica YMCA Basketball Hall of Fame.
Please join me in welcoming Mathias James to Sports on the Spectrum.
