The latest on Kiwi Gardner

 (Kiwi Gardner photo courtesy of Dan Coyro)

Kiwi Gardner -- a YouTube sensation whose senior season mixtape from two years ago has been viewed nearly 1.4 million times online -- is currently touring the West Coast, hoping his talents will be viewed by the right people.

In this case, a front office staff for a professional basketball team.

Previously with Providence College and recently Midland College in Texas, the small-yet-speedy point guard has already been to open tryouts with the D-League's Bakersfield Jam, Los Angeles D-Fenders, Idaho Stampede and Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

On Sunday, he was one of 29 prospective players trying out for the Santa Cruz Warriors at Kaiser Permanente Arena...

Andrew Matheson's article continues here.