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High school students
CHAPTER 6 COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS College athletics function as a minor, or preparatory, league for some professional sports, particularly football and basketball, but there is nothing minor about Americans' passion for them or about the sums of money intercollegiate sports generate. Just as... Read more |
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Nikki McCray
Nikki McCray 1971- American basketball player Power guard and forward Nikki McCray has played basketball with the WNBA's Washington Mystics and Indiana Fever, and the ABL's Columbus Quest. Earning multiple MVP awards, starter for the WNBA East All-Star team, and gold medals in two Olympics with... Read more |
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Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson 1938-, U.S. basketball player, b. Charlotte, Tenn. Passionately devoted to basketball as a youth, Robertson led his high school team to 45 consecutive victories. After an athletically brilliant college career at the Univ. of Cincinnati, Robertson, known as the "Big O," joined... Read more |
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LeBron James signs with Miami Heat
James, LeBron December 30, 1984 • Akron, Ohio Basketball player Before LeBron James had completed his sophomore year of high school, basketball scouts were discussing his chances of playing for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before playing his first ... Read more |
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Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant1978— Basketball player Kobe Bryant is a basketball superstar who has played for the Los Angeles Lakers since 1996, when at the age of eighteen he became the youngest player in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bypassing college, Bryant moved straight from high... Read more |
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Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Mourning 1970– Professional basketball player Early Basketball Career Learned About Life and Basketball Succeeded in the NBA Sickness Forced Early Retirement Off The Court Sources Alonzo Mourning has been called a prodigy and an enigma. Through hard work and dedication, he turned from... Read more |
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Latrell Sprewell
Latrell Sprewell 1970- American basketball player Latrell Sprewell, a gutsy floor leader, became an unexpected, and at times highly unpopular, star in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He did not play organized basketball until he was a senior in high school, and his college play,... Read more |
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Lynette Woodard
Lynette Woodard1959— Basketball player Lynette Woodard is an American basketball player who won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic team in 1984 and became the first woman to play with the world-renowned Harlem Globetrotters. A high school and college star in Kansas during the 1970s and early... Read more |
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Vince Carter
Vince Carter 1977- American basketball player One of the brightest young stars in professional basketball, Vince Carter has helped to popularize basketball in a country that long has focused the bulk of its sports interests on hockey during the fall and winter months. In only his second season... Read more |
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Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars 1963– Professional basketball player On His Way NBA Dreams Game True All-Star Player, Family Man, and Mentor Caring for Others Sources Joe Dumars set out to become a football player as a child, following in the footsteps of his brothers. However, after being roughly... Read more |
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