From walk-on to all-conference honorable mention and an appearance in this year's March Madness, Charlie Easley, a kid from Lincoln, continues to keep his dream of playing professional basketball alive now overseas.But before he can do that, he has to recover from ankle surgery that he had just two months ago. "Absolutely, it's still going on. I'm going to Spain. It's just an opportunity that I didn't think I could pass up," Easley said. The 6-foot-2 guard signed with a European pro team, but before he makes the trip over the Atlantic, he has to recover from recent surgery. "Injuries are part of sports, and most athletes are going to have injuries have some time or another. And it's how you can respond to those injuries," he said.Easley turned to a familiar place where he has gone for all his injuries since eighth grade, Madonna Proactive's outpatient program, this time with physical therapist Daniel Crowe."I met Charlie eight weeks ago. Hey, man, I don't know if I'm going to play professional basketball or not. That's my goal. That's my dream, and he'd be ready in three to four weeks. Like, whoa, you said surgery, right?" Crowe said. Crowe has worked with several professional and college athletes. He first consulted with Easley's surgeon to come up with a plan."I push him too hard too soon, we'll disrupt the repair. And Charlie's gone for a whole another year," Crowe said. Charlie had to be honest how he was feeling so they could build back muscle but also do exercises to help prevent future injuries."Forcing my ankle to do the right movement. So, like, I know, like my knees over my foot, which is what we're going for." Easley said.They also worked on the player-specific moves that Easley is known for."Break it down to his sport, right? And think through it, then develop drills that he needs. And also, working with Charlie, what makes your skill set unique? What makes you the best at what you do?" Crowe said.Charlie said he was ready and credited the program."They've been a big part of me growing as an athlete. I'm blessed to play basketball for my job for another year, and that's really exciting for me, and it's something that I'm not going to take for granted. And it's exciting," he said.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

From walk-on to all-conference honorable mention and an appearance in this year's March Madness, Charlie Easley, a kid from Lincoln, continues to keep his dream of playing professional basketball alive now overseas.

But before he can do that, he has to recover from ankle surgery that he had just two months ago.

"Absolutely, it's still going on. I'm going to Spain. It's just an opportunity that I didn't think I could pass up," Easley said.

The 6-foot-2 guard signed with a European pro team, but before he makes the trip over the Atlantic, he has to recover from recent surgery.

"Injuries are part of sports, and most athletes are going to have injuries have some time or another. And it's how you can respond to those injuries," he said.

Easley turned to a familiar place where he has gone for all his injuries since eighth grade, Madonna Proactive's outpatient program, this time with physical therapist Daniel Crowe.

"I met Charlie eight weeks ago. Hey, man, I don't know if I'm going to play professional basketball or not. That's my goal. That's my dream, and he'd be ready in three to four weeks. Like, whoa, you said surgery, right?" Crowe said.

Crowe has worked with several professional and college athletes.

He first consulted with Easley's surgeon to come up with a plan.

"I push him too hard too soon, we'll disrupt the repair. And Charlie's gone for a whole another year," Crowe said.

Charlie had to be honest how he was feeling so they could build back muscle but also do exercises to help prevent future injuries.

"Forcing my ankle to do the right movement. So, like, I know, like my knees over my foot, which is what we're going for." Easley said.

They also worked on the player-specific moves that Easley is known for.

"Break it down to his sport, right? And think through it, then develop drills that he needs. And also, working with Charlie, what makes your skill set unique? What makes you the best at what you do?" Crowe said.

Charlie said he was ready and credited the program.

"They've been a big part of me growing as an athlete. I'm blessed to play basketball for my job for another year, and that's really exciting for me, and it's something that I'm not going to take for granted. And it's exciting," he said.