Good stuff here. LSU had 11 former McDonald's High School All-Americans play for them. Just thought this was good information to pass on to you guys. Any comments on this??? LSU (11) (Chris Jackson) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1988), Vancouver Grizzlies Brandon Bass (2003) Jamie Brandon (1990) Sylvester Ford (1993) Ronnie Henderson (1993) Randy Livingston (1993), Phoenix Suns Shaquille O'Neal (1989), Los Angeles Lakers Stanley Roberts (1988), Philadelphia 76ers Duane Spencer (1992) Stromile Swift (1998), Memphis Grizzlies John Williams (1984), Los Angeles Clippers
Pete Maravich wasn't a high school all american? Or Bob Pettit? Actually here is part of biography of Bob Pettit. Amazing, it shows what can happen if your heart and mind is set on playing Link http://www.nba.com/history/players/index.html Born in 1932, Robert E. Lee Pettit Jr. learned about second effort long before he reached the professional ranks. His basketball career had gotten off to a discouraging start after he was cut from the Baton Rouge (Louisiana) High School team, first as a freshman and then as a sophomore. But with encouragement from his father, a county sheriff, the younger Pettit worked endlessly to improve his game, firing countless shots at the basket set up in his backyard. When he tried out for the high school team as a junior, Bob Pettit was already 6-4, and he finally made the squad. One year later, in 1950, he led Baton Rouge High School to its first state championship in more than two decades. He later said that the state title game was one of two contests that he could really remember clearly. The other was Game 6 of the 1958 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, a game in which he poured in 50 points. "You can't really compare the games," Pettit told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "But at the time, winning the state title meant so much." After Pettit's outstanding high school performance, he was rewarded with a scholarship to Louisiana State University. His willingness to work hard to score points and collect rebounds earned him All-America honors twice, and he averaged 27.4 points during his college career. By the time he reached his senior year at LSU, he had added 5 inches to his height.
I believe Sylvester "Deuce" Ford played for Memphis for a couple of years, blew out his knee, and then played at LSU for his last couple of years. Not sure exactly when he hurt his knee. Duane Spencer played at Georgetown a couple of years before finishing at LSU. He was a smart player but fraile and not very explosive.
Did Ronnie Henderson ever play in the NBA? He was pretty good his last 2 years and it seems like he would have been atleast given a shot on some team.
