 
A regular diary from guard B.J.Ward and forward Adama Ndiaye. May 14, 2002
Dear Diary, Diary, what's up? I am sorry it took so long to write you but......I feel bad though for real for neglecting you a lil' bit but I don't treat you as bad as Adama does, do I?? No I don't. You know how it goes sometimes you get a lil' busy. The NCAA invites you to their little dance and you don't have as much time as you used to. HA HA HA. Nah, but for real I have been a little busy and a little tired. The season just ended and we got a lil' break for about two weeks and then we went back to work. It is good though because we are all determined and we have it in the back of our heads to do a lil' better than we did last year, and we know what it takes. So, we are in the weight room and doing work outs and spinning and stuff. Going to the NCAA tournament was the most exciting thing I have ever been involved in. I can't even describe it. It is a once in a lifetime experience (Hopefully a twice in a lifetime experience for Mark and me.). But seriously, just going out when the Gonzaga-Wyoming game ended and having the crowd cheering for us was unbelievable. They had a lil' something against Lute Olson. It was like we had the home court advantage. It was great. For me, all my friends at home were talking about it because it is everyone's dream when you are young, to go to the tournament, you know. They were all asking me. "What was it like". It is just UNEXPLAINABLE. What else can I say? Everything else is coo though. I am chillin' at my friend Robin's house right now. She keeps trying to sneak in the room and see what I'm writing because she is extremely nosy. I think that's how you spell it. The year was kind of weird for me individually. My playing time kind of dropped at the end. It was good though to see all my family and friends there for me you know, especially my mom. She is the best. But, honestly I would rather have accepted my role and have the outcome we had then to have been playing and have had us home in March, you know. There are just some things I need to work and fix and that is all it boils down to. So, that's what I am going to be doing this summer, but, I am okay. I have that team mentality, you know. There is no other way. I have been on teams where there have been bad attitudes and that is just not the way I was raised. My girlfriend and I broke up about a month ago. It was weird because we were together for a while and we were good friends before that, and then we did not even talk after breaking up. She felt that if we were not together then we could not be friends, you know. I did not understand at first. How could we be together for so long and then not even talk, you know? It was hard for her and it was for me too, but I guess we just handle things in different ways. It was for the better though. I just did not think I should have had a girlfriend if I was not sure, especially in college, and especially at UCSB. It really was for the better. Other then that I have just been chillin', shopping, kickin' with my friends from OXNARD and my teammates on the weekends. We had a lil party about a week ago. It was tight. It was at my house where me, Jacoby, and small Chrismen stay. It was crowded but a lot of fun. We had a D.J. and everyone was dancing. It was coo. All my teammates came, except Mark. We don't see him that often on the weekends because he is already in Holy Matrimony. But B-Full, Case, Nick, Bo, and Cecil were there. Adama and Vuk went to some camp. They did well too. Alright, I am about to be out. It is mother's day weekend so I am gonna go home to see my momma. I have no idea what to get her for mother's day. I say, "mom, what do you want for mothers day", and she tells me, "I just want you to come home". Yeah right Mom. If I came empty handed you would disown me. But seriously she is the best. I love her and my Dad sooooooo much. I can't even explain. All of my family, I love you guys, you are THE BEST. But, Yeah, This was fun writing in this diary for Adama and myself. Adama is in Holy Matrimony too, so please excuse him. But, Yeah, we hope to have a good season next year too, so fans be ready!!!!!!!! I'm out. B.J. Ward
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