Grant Worsely, owner of the ABA’s Jackson Showboats, was once neighbors with Mychal Ammons and considers himself to be a big brother to Ammons.

“He’s a professional now and has big time talent. While he’s at home I can push him,” Worsley said. “He’s added size, weight and is basically a guard now.”

Ammons returned back to Vicksburg to work with his former neighbor and friend in a place he’s familiar and comfortable in.

“It’s always good to come back home,” Ammons said. “Especially when you have people like Grant that try to help you get better as a player.”

Measuring to be 6’6” tall he’s morphed into a flexible player.

Ammons said he’s bigger then most small forwards, faster than most power forwards and has experience playing as a shooting guard.

“Every place I’ve played at added something to my game and made me more versitale,” Ammons said.

While working with Worsley he’s focusing on being more comfortable on the wing and being able to make decisions coming off screens. Ammons is being scouted to play as a combo guard and those are skills he needs to work on.

Speaking with an old friend recently, Ammons was asked, “When do you get to that point of realizing you were good now?” His response was simply “I don’t think I’m good yet.”

Ammons has set high standards for himself and he doesn’t think he’s made it, even after being a decorated high school basketball player, playing at the University of South Alabama and now playing overseas in Macedonia.

He’s still trying to prove to himself he’s a good player.

“I want to play with those type guys, the Kobes and LeBrons. Me making it there, that’s my level of good,” Ammons said. “That’s the level I’m still trying to get to.”

Basketball has become Ammons life and knew when he was a child he wanted to take it as far as he could go.

He even told his parents they wouldn’t have to pay for him to go to college. Growing up with an older brother and sister he learned from them how to keep his mind focused on his dream.

Ammons sacrificed a lot of the social aspects of his teenage years to accomplish his dream.

“I was here [in Vicksburg] maybe two weeks out of the entire summer in high school. I traveled, played ball and didn’t have time for girls or parties. It’s a lot of things that go into this that people don’t even see. You have to stay focused and know what you want.”

Worsley said Ammons was one of the better recruits in the state of Mississippi when being scouted out of high school.

As of right now, he can see Ammons having a career as a European professional, but has talent and potential to work out with NBA teams.

“There are guys in the NBA now that don’t have the talent like him, but there are a couple of things available to him. He could go to an NBA training camp and work the whole process of making the roster or playing in a d-league team,” Worlsey said.

Worsley commended Ammons for being able to make money from something he loves and will always be there for him.

He said Ammons always has a place to play, compete and is proud to have him back in Vicksburg.

“In Vicksburg, you don’t have a lot of place to play and for Worsley to do this is big and I appreciate it,” Ammons said.