Rather than playing in the NCAA, Adepitan went into current Houston Rockets assistant coach John Lucas’ development program [John Lucas Enterprises] after high school, together with his older brother Olutobi. Along the way, he crossed paths with Mike James, a 2004 NBA champion with the Detroit Pistons. “I met [Iseolupo] at the time when he was pursuing his collegiate career. Him and his brother were really trying to get an opportunity,” James told ESPN. “Coach Lucas allowed them to come work out in the gym. Nobody really knew who they were, but after playing with them, we realised: ‘These kids are really good athletes. They can really play basketball,’ but it’s just like politics and anything in life.