25-Year-Old Poses as 17-Year-Old to Relive High School Basketball Glory
Gilstrap-Portley, 25, was arrested this past Friday for posing as a 17-year-old high school freshman after selling Skyline High School on a story about being a homeless Hurricane Harvey survivor named Rashun Richardson, according to
Dallas News. A few months later, Gilstrap-Portley transferred over to another Dallas area high school, Hillcrest, so he could play basketball. The only problem? Gilstrap-Portley had already attended and graduated high school seven years ago from North Mesquite High School, just 15 miles away. He even had a college career at Dallas Christian College.
The jig was up when Gilstrap-Portley was recognized at a tournament in April by one of his former North Mesquite coaches. The coach then tipped off the Hillcrest coach about his star player's double life. In basketball terms, this was too bad for Gilstrap-Portley (err... Richardson), as he was voted the District 11-5A offensive player of the year for the 2017-2018 season. He was even getting some prospect buzz:
Non-basketball-wise, Gilstrap-Portley engaged in some other questionable activity, such as dating a 14-year-old girl.
Dallas News spoke to the girl's mother.