Tuesdays with Junior | Ep 21 | May 26, 2026

There’s a particular kind of clarity that arrives at the end of something that mattered.

This week, Junior Hakizumwami played his last tournament of the season at the Mouratoglou Academy in Biot, France — and gave everything he had. “I tried to push myself,” he said. He did. Junior advanced to the 4th round — a milestone that reflects not just athletic talent, but the competitive infrastructure he’s been building since arriving on a Love All Scholarship through the Kodjoe Family Foundation.

The Court and the Classroom

Next week, Junior shifts fully into exam preparation. Revision week marks the academic close of his year at the Mouratoglou Academy. For a student-athlete at this level, the transition from tournament draw to study hall isn’t a disruption — it’s the design. The discipline that sustains a 4th-round run is the same discipline that carries you through finals. Academic equity, at its core, is about building young people who can hold both.

Last Days at the Academy

“I’m trying to enjoy every single moment,” Junior said. “My last days at the academy.”

Those words carry real weight. The Mouratoglou Academy in Biot has been more than a training ground — it’s the environment the Kodjoe Family Foundation helped make possible: the coaching, the competition, the community. Savoring the final stretch of it reflects a young man who understands the significance of what he’s been given, and what he’s building with it.

The Pipeline Continues

Junior’s year at the Academy — every match, every exam, every moment he chose to push himself — is proof of concept. This is what equity looks like in practice: not a hand extended, but a ladder built. One scholar at a time, one season at a time, the movement grows.

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