Why 7-foot-3 Jordan Wilmore left his pro basketball career behind to pursue his true passion, policing

Kemah, Texas — At 7-foot-3, Jordan Wilmore has always had lofty goals, but ones that he kept mostly to himself.

"It was hard for me to share, like, my dreams or, you know, the stuff I wanted to do growing up because it was, 'Well, you just got to focus on basketball because it can make you millions,'" the 24-year-old Wilmore explained to CBS News.

So for years, he did focus on basketball, like his friends and family insisted.

A Memphis, Tennessee, native, he played college basketball at Missouri, Northwestern State and Austin Peay State University. He then played professionally overseas, with his last stop in the Philippines last year.

Ever since he first hit his head on a door jamb, people have been telling Wilmore he should play professional basketball. But other people can't dicta